An acclimation box is an essential and effective tool for me. The box provides the new fish with an isolated evnironment to be acclimated to the new tank life. Even though all of my fish went through a QT process but it's still a good idea to acclimate them in the DT. They will get used to the light, the feeding schedule, the water chemistry and their new buddies.
The only thing that won't guarantee is the bullying after they are being released out of the acclimation box. I found that fish are smarter than we think. They don't actually try to attack a fish they can't attack. They know they can't get inside the box. So the best I can do is to fatten up the new fish and hope it is strong enough to withstand the bullying. If I find that the bullying is going to cause casualty I scoop up one of the fish (either the one being bullied or the one bullying) and put that one into another tank.
I tried different material for my acclimation box. I tried acrylic first but it is getting coralline algae quick. So the current box is built out of egg-crate.
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