Im moving my large oscars into their own tank (finally). what would be the best way to float these monsters in their new home??
"Floating" large fish
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pacu_keeper;2046981; said:
After cycling your new tank, make sure the temperatures match....Simply net the fish into the new tank......Critical thing is the temperatures being the same......
I moved one of the oscars that way and he sat at the bottom, stopped moving and looked like he was having a hard time breathing so i put him back in the 55 and hes fine now. Is that normal for him to do that?
Im new at this large fish thing. Im not really sure what the drip method is. I looked it up on fishgeeks and I dont think i have the right equipment to perform this technique. Any other ideas??
The only equipment you need for a drip is airline tubing and a container that will hold the fish...
once the new tank is set up and ready for the fish, take the fish and put them in a 5 gallon bucket with water from the current tank. use enough water so it is 4-5" deeper than they are tall.
then every 5-10 minutes add about 1/4 - 1/3 gallon of the new aquarium water to the bucket. once it gets almost full, remove half the water from the bucket, and then refill it in the same manner. once the bucket is about full again, net the fish and put them in the new tank.
this depends on the size of the fish and the bucket, but you get the picture. just slowly mix the waters from each tank until it is primarily water from the new tank.
this reduces the stress/shock on the fish. i acclimate all my fish this way and it works very well. obviously if its a small fish from a LFS and a small bag they come in, i don't use nearly as much water. but i have never had any problems.
also, as with any new fish in an aquarium, you will probably want to add some stress coat to the new tank once they are in
good luck!
then every 5-10 minutes add about 1/4 - 1/3 gallon of the new aquarium water to the bucket. once it gets almost full, remove half the water from the bucket, and then refill it in the same manner. once the bucket is about full again, net the fish and put them in the new tank.
this depends on the size of the fish and the bucket, but you get the picture. just slowly mix the waters from each tank until it is primarily water from the new tank.
this reduces the stress/shock on the fish. i acclimate all my fish this way and it works very well. obviously if its a small fish from a LFS and a small bag they come in, i don't use nearly as much water. but i have never had any problems.
also, as with any new fish in an aquarium, you will probably want to add some stress coat to the new tank once they are in
good luck!
