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01-13-2015, 07:32 PM
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Built mine out of egg crate & zap straps. After I cut the zap straps short, then I use a lighter to melt the sharp edges so the fish don't cut themselves. Same procedure with an sharp edges on the egg crate. Rinse off and you're good to go. I found that it worked well cause my fish would get a chance to see, smell, "taste" and otherwise get to know the new fish for several days before being released. This very much cut down on aggression towards the new fish. It sometimes didn't completely eliminate aggression, but I'm sure that it was less. Sometimes though, the old fish would relentlessly attack the box and so I knew I couldn't add that new fish in without starting a war. Better to be able to scoop out the fish from an isolation chamber (my name for it) than have to tear down my display aquascape to catch it out.
Anthony 
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01-13-2015, 09:23 PM
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Ive just never heard of that, I always just put fish in with the lights off and let them find their way. I cant see the box making any difference with aggression...
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01-13-2015, 09:55 PM
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Its usually the first couple days of being introduced into a new tank that the old fish are most aggressive. I found in the past that when introducing new tangs into a tank full of tangs, the isolation chamber helped get the old fish "used" to the new fish. I've also had to return some new fish to the LFS if the old fish remained relentlessly aggressive, even several days later. Saved a lot of unnecessary wear and tear on the new fish (important if you expect the LFS to take it back). It also saved me having to tear down my tank to catch out the victim.
I admittedly haven't used it in a few years, but now I have a big Sohal so my urge to add a lot of tangs into the tank is very much tempered.
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