midiman
Aquarium Advice FINatic
My LFS told me that when they get their fish they start their quarantine tank at pH 6.8 and raise it slowly before putting fish in main tank.
Is it generally true of new arrivals (online fish orders) that the pH will fall considerably during transit?
Is is therefore better to anticipate this fall if ordering fish online and set up the quarantine tank a bit lower in terms of pH?
Also, I've read in numerous articles that the quarantine water's salinity should be on the low side - well tolerated by fish, but not tolerated as well by hitchhiking parasites and the like.
Any advice?
(3 questions in one post!! Somebody stop me before I post again!!!)
Is it generally true of new arrivals (online fish orders) that the pH will fall considerably during transit?
Is is therefore better to anticipate this fall if ordering fish online and set up the quarantine tank a bit lower in terms of pH?
Also, I've read in numerous articles that the quarantine water's salinity should be on the low side - well tolerated by fish, but not tolerated as well by hitchhiking parasites and the like.
Any advice?
(3 questions in one post!! Somebody stop me before I post again!!!)