Fishlover94
Aquarium Advice Activist
Has anyone ever order fish via mail
@ADsnail I hope I'm picking a good place. They offer a seven day stay alive guarantee, if any die in 7 days I get credit on that fish.
Sounds like the best guarantee I've ever heard! They really stand by their fish!
They only offer overnight. But I will do more reading through the tiny print.Make sure you read the fine print. Many companies state that the live arrival guarantee only applies to overnight shipping. That's the expensive shipping rate.
Has anyone ever order fish via mail
@rlederer
Do you drop acclimate, or do you feel the bag with the aquarium water every 5 minutes
See, that's what I read, but apparently, the seven days stay a live guarantee. You must float, then open the bag a 1/2 cup every 5 minutes until the bag is full dump 1/2 bag, then do the same, then dump. But they add 100% oxygen and I read that's bad.Float the bag for 10 minutes then pour the water and fish into a net. Discard water, add fish to tank.
"Drip acclimation" is almost universally thought to be a bad idea for a few reasons.
Goggle it
Just do as Rlederer said.
See, that's what I read, but apparently, the seven days stay a live guarantee. You must float, then open the bag a 1/2 cup every 5 minutes until the bag is full dump 1/2 bag, then do the same, then dump. But they add 100% oxygen and I read that's bad.
Ok I think I will do the plop and drop."Drip acclimation" is almost universally thought to be a bad idea for a few reasons.
Goggle it
Just do as Rlederer said.
Oh, your right. I bet it is.The seven day guarantee is their extraordinarily generous way of saying they believe in their product. They're saying they grow great fish and ship perfectly.
The rest is up to you. Your job is to get that fish into it's new home correctly, and soon. rlederer's suggestion is the way we do it.
Think of the worst trip you've ever taken, the one that was so horrible, bumpy, uncomfortable and confusing that you couldn't wait for it to be over. All you wanted to do was be home, and crawl into bed.