New to Rope Fish - help on set up

[twentyleagues]

Also depending on how fast the "drip" is at the end it may negate having to rebag the fish to temp acclimate depends on how much water is available to drip. Sometimes I consider it a small water change to acclimate a fish. I have an infrared thermometer that I use to check temp in acclimation container but I usually just use my hand its usually close enough. With a flow of water coming from the tube you should be able to net fish and go. Although in a 10g thatd be a 30-50% water change probably.

 

[jaws7777]

I think so, yeah. J jaws7777 do you agree on an ornate being OK in a 150 for life?

I think so. Id not for life then a very long time. Its probably cb like mine and ive had mine for a little pver 3 yrs amd its maybe 15 to 16 inches. dmcskoolkid how big would u say it is ?

As far as acclimating all i dp is float the bag, get temps to match and in the tank it goes....only the fish not the water

 

[magpie]

I do what wet spot recommends, or maybe it's a variation of it at this point - float bag x 10 min, then add a half cup of my tank water to the bag every 10 min for a total time of an hour. Depending on the fish, I dump out most of the bag water into a bowl, and either release the fish with minimal bag water into the tank (most often) or dump them into a net and then put in the tank.

That being said.... I don't get shipped fish, I pick them up from the store.

Whomever you order fish from will have instructions for you. Drip acclimating isn't really necessary in my personal opinion for freshwater unless you're getting some really sensitive fish. Some people swear by it though.

Others will say that a fish that is shipped and already stressed out and in a bunch of ammonia in their bag should get out of that bag pretty quickly.

So yeah. Just to confuse you. LOL

You should though have tank lights off when they're in the bag and for at least a few hours if not the remainder of the day for new fish. It helps them settle with less stress.

 

[magpie]

I think so. Id not for life then a very long time. Its probably cb like mine and ive had mine for a little pver 3 yrs amd its maybe 15 to 16 inches. dmcskoolkid how big would u say it is ?

As far as acclimating all i dp is float the bag, get temps to match and in the tank it goes....only the fish not the water

The other Q for you is regarding Hulk the persei- I think you feel pretty strongly that he needs to be in a tank 300+ gallons, right?

 

[Hendre]

I do what wet spot recommends, or maybe it's a variation of it at this point - float bag x 10 min, then add a half cup of my tank water to the bag every 10 min for a total time of an hour. Depending on the fish, I dump out most of the bag water into a bowl, and either release the fish with minimal bag water into the tank (most often) or dump them into a net and then put in the tank.

That being said.... I don't get shipped fish, I pick them up from the store.

Whomever you order fish from will have instructions for you. Drip acclimating isn't really necessary in my personal opinion for freshwater unless you're getting some really sensitive fish. Some people swear by it though.

Others will say that a fish that is shipped and already stressed out and in a bunch of ammonia in their bag should get out of that bag pretty quickly.

So yeah. Just to confuse you. LOL

You should though have tank lights off when they're in the bag and for at least a few hours if not the remainder of the day for new fish. It helps them settle with less stress.

A dose of prime, then drip or cup in can work.

I like drips in a bucket because I can put it in and forget

 

[jaws7777]

The other Q for you is regarding Hulk the persei- I think you feel pretty strongly that he needs to be in a tank 300+ gallons, right?

I would say space wise much smaller but long term with water quality in mind id say a 125 qould be bare min and imo would be the only fish.

Hulks farts are 5 to 10 ppm of nitrates lol

 

[magpie]

Hahaha

 

[magpie]

bottomdweller72 - any more problems with the cories?

 

[bottomdweller72]

how have i missed all this conversing? lol you guys are hilarious and very informative

magpie nope, no more issues of the rope messing with the piggies. the cyclops is now back to himself and behaving as if nothing ever happened. i did find the rope was nipping at the bn pleco as well, but nothing damaging, just some white spot scars. not sure when that happened, he is so tiny and not always visible. but, since using the tilapia, and feeding in the late evenings, Beamer is now coming out to eat the seafood almost as soon as i get my hand in the water to put it by her entry. she eats 3 bits then munches on the blood worms and some of the pellets as well. the piggies don't even touch the tilapia so that is a nice thing too. Beamer has become more active too since eating the tilapia. i even got to see her do a death roll a couple times with a seafood bit in her mouth, it was very entertaining today is wc day, she is going to get mad at heck because this week i move the decor out to clean under them. she pouted for nearly 3 days last time when i removed her log, but then again, i never put it back in either lol it's nice that my tank is back to being a peaceful active tank again thank you all so much for helping me get through that and teaching me so much!

 

[magpie]

Great, she will be really happy now with fish in her diet. Well done.

Time to teach her to eat out of your fingers!

Once you get a tank larger than 10 gal for her (in addition to the new feeding habits) I think you'll find that the nipping will subside notably. That being said, since she's eaten small tetras and has nipped at these fish you know that you'll have to be careful with the size of the tankmates that you introduce in the future.