How long do u acclimate new fish? & SAD story to follow.

[Skimmerking]

[quote="bulletsworld"]Wondering how long do you acclimate your new fish for? Not inverts, JUST FISH.... As inverts it depends on invert.


What procedure do you do?

I used to put them in a small rubbermaid container about 2 gallons and then drip gravity style to the fish in the container and every 20 mins adding about 30 ml of tank to the container depending on the drip ann the amount of water in the bag. now i have been doing the basement sump trcik with the bad in the water and adding 2-3 ml of water every 10 mins depending on the salinity in the bag and tank . then once the water is equal i put the fish in the container or a bag and up stairs to the tank with the lights off and add some more water to the bag . and wait 30 sec and slowly add the bag to the tank and open it up for the fish to swim out of the bag. It always worked for me.




I would tell the folks of Edmonton the name of the guy so there wont be any mix ups on their purchase. the guy sounds like a real winner.




mike

[Willow]

does anyone do freshwater dips?

[kuatto]

Sorry to hear you had to go through something like that
Sounds like there was something wrong with the fish and not anything you did.The "basement guy" is known by most here in Edmonton and while he does have very cheap prices,you pretty much take your chances when buying from him.If he is using this board and is reading this,he should make things right,if not,you should post in the Vendors Ratings and give his name and location.

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by Willow

sounds like you should expose the shits on the vendor fourm so the rest edmonton dosnt do business with this guy.

I agree if hes treating people like that not to mention fish you should expose him, hes also breaking the law so its his own fault, Or you could blackmail him

[trilinearmipmap]

I acclimate by adding 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of water at a time, over 30 to 60 minutes. But if there were a large salinity difference I would acclimate for longer.

There is something about ammonia chemistry that makes it more toxic at higher pH's, it is possible this had something to do with the death of this fish if the pH went up in the bag during the acclimation. Anyway this is just a thought.

It is also possible the tang died from CO2 toxicity, this would go along with a low pH ie. higher CO2 in the bag with the fish would lower the pH of the water.

[StirCrazy]

also something I forgot to mention is to never never allow any of the fish store's water into your tank. there fish tanks are commonly coppered and such.

Steve

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

I agree if hes treating people like that not to mention fish you should expose him, hes also breaking the law so its his own fault, Or you could blackmail him

No, no, no blackmail is very much against the law.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

hes also breaking the law so its his own fault,

I know this guy. As far as I know, he is not breaking any laws by having a home business. I'm sure he has the right papers to sell fish, just like any lfs, only he does so from his home and has done so for many years. Have in the past bought fish from him and have had the same luck with his fish as with fish from other lfs - some fish die and some fish live.

Sorry to hear about your terrible misfortune, Lee I have bought some fish from other lfs only to have these fish die within a week. I know your heartbreak

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Depending on the temp. difference, I usually float the bag for 10-20 minutes & pour in about 1/2 cup at a time. 2-3 times & then I drain the bag & scoop the fish into my isolation chamber. (Don't usually use a quarantine tank - I know, me bad )

I've also had fish that jumped right out of the bag & into the tank without any problems.

Main thing for me is to stay away from notoriously difficult fish (ie. ick magnets) like Powder Browns & Powder Blues.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Anthony

PS. if the temp., salinity &/or pH was that far off then the basement guy's holding system was the problem since I would have done the same as you.

[Willow]

some places keep the salinty purposly low to keep the bacteria in check. its kinda cheap but thats the cost of doing business with shady dealers.