Acclimating from one tank to another?

[Finthusiast]

I have a less than 1 year old Mayan cichlid that is about 3 inches, how is the safest way to acclimate him to a new tank (newly cycled). The fish will be accompanying no others besides some ghost shrimp to eat.. Should i remove the ghost shrimp? ie: will he get sick from eating too many if there isn’t a place for the shrimp to hide?
Thanks for any info!

side note: I will be bringing the rocks from the current aquarium for now and add more later.

 

[deeda]

See my response in your other topic in Setup and Filtration please.

 

[Finthusiast]

You did not answer how to properly acclimate that is the topic here.

 

[deeda]

Acclimating fish just means to verify that water parameters are similar including temperature.

I just transfer fish from one tank to another with a net at my home making sure the water temperature is the same since ALL other water parameters are the same.

I can't advise on whether your fish will eat or overeat the ghost shrimp. You can always add the rocks to the 75G before you move your fish over and if you have some plastic plants the ghost shrimp may be able to hide.

 

[Finthusiast]

Thanks for tips So my water should be same as each other because all same tap and cycle? As long as the beneficial bacteria is ready for the waste of the fish it is good to just transfer into same temperature water? Sorry for wording it all weird lol but I just want to make sure to ask the right question. Appreciate the help on both topics! I am wanting to be safe and not put my fish through anything I can avoid.

 

[deeda]

Moving a fish from a cycled tank to a different cycled tank is normal as long as the water parameters are the same.

Water parameters are generally identified by temperature, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, GH (hardness), KH (alkalinity) and some members look at TDS (total dissolved solids) which is the measurement of all inorganic and organic dissolved solids in your water.

 

[Finthusiast]

So basically net him and drop him in gently doing so Of coarse? I appreciate you running me through this.

 

[deeda]

Yes. Or you can use a plastic container, scoop him up in the 10G tank, carry him over to the 75G tank and then pour him in the 75G tank.

 

[Niki_up]

Yes. Or you can use a plastic container, scoop him up in the 10G tank, carry him over to the 75G tank and then pour him in the 75G tank.

This is what I have done recently. I also didn’t match the water temp exactly.

I just treated it like a very large water change.

half filled the new tank scooped fish into tupper wear and released into new tank, then finished my filling of the new tank.

one comment if you use tupper wear, make sure it’s big enough for your fish, don’t carry a lot of water in it, and if you have a cover maybe use it while walking your fish across the room.

I just moved my 9 inch jack this way and didn’t use a cover, didn’t use a big enough container, and had way too much water in the container. Me, my floors, walls, and chair were soaked within15 steps from one location to the other....my jack also almost jumped out onto the floor. Not fun.

be prepared and quick

 

[Finthusiast]

Thanks for the tips I will take precautions! I’ll report back before adding him and in mean time im looking for dry rock or live rock any suggestions on this? I see lots of options online varying in price. I need something big but don’t got much money to spend on rocks lol