Hi everyone!!!
I have been doing A LOT of reading on here and seem to have found more useful information here than the rest of the internet.
I am purchasing them through a reputable seller who also post on here. He has been keeping the the fish as pH 8.0! A little higher than what I have read that they should be kept. But it is how his water comes out of the tap. Where I am, water is soft and around pH 7.0.
Any suggestions as to the best way to acclimating them? I have read Mile's sticky about using the denitrators/declorinators/deammonizers in the bag upon opening it and then to net the fish out into the tank as soon as possible. I can see how Mile's explanations about how the pH can be affected with the temp/Co2/O2 relationship.
However, I've always done the method of how the sellers of the tigs' been doing it. This method would consist of emptying half the water out of the bag upon opening and float the bag in in the tank water while slowly adding a cup or so of water in the span of an hour.
So would a good compromise of the 2 to be adding a little denitrators/declorinators/deammonizers in the bag upon opening and then to flow the bag for slowing adding the tank water?
Another problem I foresee is that the seller has told me that the tigs have only eaten live guppies/mollies. It is currently 8" and he attempt to starve it for MP/frozen/pellets resulted in no food intake for 3 weeks. (which resulted in the seller putting it back on feeders). Is there any chance I can still ween them off live food? And since I don't have a stock of guppies/feeders, how would I if any quarantining or removing potential diseases could I do to fish store bought feeders?
Any other experiences about the temperature/pH/water current/oxygen level, or anything at all about keeping Tigs or shovel noses would be really appreciated!!
Sorry for the long post. Just have a lot to learn!!!
I have been doing A LOT of reading on here and seem to have found more useful information here than the rest of the internet.
I am purchasing them through a reputable seller who also post on here. He has been keeping the the fish as pH 8.0! A little higher than what I have read that they should be kept. But it is how his water comes out of the tap. Where I am, water is soft and around pH 7.0.
Any suggestions as to the best way to acclimating them? I have read Mile's sticky about using the denitrators/declorinators/deammonizers in the bag upon opening it and then to net the fish out into the tank as soon as possible. I can see how Mile's explanations about how the pH can be affected with the temp/Co2/O2 relationship.
However, I've always done the method of how the sellers of the tigs' been doing it. This method would consist of emptying half the water out of the bag upon opening and float the bag in in the tank water while slowly adding a cup or so of water in the span of an hour.
So would a good compromise of the 2 to be adding a little denitrators/declorinators/deammonizers in the bag upon opening and then to flow the bag for slowing adding the tank water?
Another problem I foresee is that the seller has told me that the tigs have only eaten live guppies/mollies. It is currently 8" and he attempt to starve it for MP/frozen/pellets resulted in no food intake for 3 weeks. (which resulted in the seller putting it back on feeders). Is there any chance I can still ween them off live food? And since I don't have a stock of guppies/feeders, how would I if any quarantining or removing potential diseases could I do to fish store bought feeders?
Any other experiences about the temperature/pH/water current/oxygen level, or anything at all about keeping Tigs or shovel noses would be really appreciated!!
Sorry for the long post. Just have a lot to learn!!!
