This may belong in general discussion, but I would like to know what SA/CA cichlid owners do. If you were acclimating fishes that just came from a 24+ hour shipment, how would you acclimate it? I hear drip/squirt and dump. I am leaning toward the squirt and dump.
Acclimation
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Most new world cichlids are pretty hardy so I just leave them in bag and add about 1/4 waters from the established tank and just let it float for half an hour or so.
If it's a bulk order and you don't know a whole lot about the fish separate one into a bucket and try just doing half of it's bag water and half of your tank water, then add another 50% of your tank water 15 minutes later and dump.
It really depends on the fish - test the pH in the bags vs. your tanks pH and if there isn't a huge variant you can probably just dump em'.
Need a little more info on the variances and what kind of fish you've got ect.
It really depends on the fish - test the pH in the bags vs. your tanks pH and if there isn't a huge variant you can probably just dump em'.
Need a little more info on the variances and what kind of fish you've got ect.
the ammonia kills larger fish as soon as warmer water is added and is contacted with air. The squirt and dump idea sounds best as long as the pH they came from isn't totally different.
thank-you for your replies
I haven't ordered the fish yet, but just those hardy large cichlid. I am just worried about the ammonia in the water. I read that the pH in the bag should be low and slowly increase. My pH is now at 7.5-7.8.dirtyblacksocks;2115682; said:
I will have to ask him what his pH is at.Camphilophus;2115722; said:
when i ordered fish for delivery (24hr) when i got them i shut the tank lights off and kept them in the poly box, as temp should be a problem due to the heat pack, cut open the bag and scooped a little of the bagged water out and replaced with my tank water, so your doing a mini waterchange due to waste build up. a quarter pint of water is all i took out and replaced. carry this on every 5-10 mins or so for about 30-60 mins. i had one fish that was at deaths door and felt it needed to get out of the bag and fast so it was dumped in the tank as that was best for that situation. the fish did survive.
the fish i ordered were kept in a ph neutral where i ordered from and my tap/tank water was at 8.0 ish (cant remember exactly) and i never had a fatality. so ph shouldnt be a problem as long as you avoid extremes so common sense applies.
the fish i ordered were kept in a ph neutral where i ordered from and my tap/tank water was at 8.0 ish (cant remember exactly) and i never had a fatality. so ph shouldnt be a problem as long as you avoid extremes so common sense applies.