Moving large clown knife?

[rallysman]

What is the best way to introduce the fish into my tank? Will the change in water be as much of a factor as it would in the move? Sorry to be annoying, but i know this is where i will get the best info.

 

[boredcpl]

i think he means picking up my clown.. dont worry you can have as much water as you need for the fish and if it will help with the stess i will even throw in some of the gravel out of the tank.. i can always get more...i just hope ye arrives home health and he loves his new home.. let me know when you do the trip for him looking foward to seeing a fellow MFK.

 

[rallysman]

i think he means picking up my clown.. dont worry you can have as much water as you need for the fish and if it will help with the stess i will even throw in some of the gravel out of the tank.. i can always get more...i just hope ye arrives home health and he loves his new home.. let me know when you do the trip for him looking foward to seeing a fellow MFK.

Well that makes me smile to read that, it is infact your clown i am talking about! Try to message me on yahoo sometime (rallysman) so we can work out the details. I'm going to make sure he makes a safe trip, and will post pix as soon as he gets familiar to his new 300 gallon home! I just want to make sure i think of every possible situation. Thanks again, i am really looking forward to it!

 

[blacktip]

What is the best way to introduce the fish into my tank? Will the change in water be as much of a factor as it would in the move? Sorry to be annoying, but i know this is where i will get the best info.

There are different theories on this, some depending on the shape of the fish when you get it home.

Typically, I would drip water from the new tank into the holding container using airline tubing to equalize the temperature while slowly acclimating the new fish to your tank water.

However, if the water is all messed up and the fish is terribly stressed and not looking well, then it would likely make more sense to just quickly move the fish into the new tank. In these extreme cases, the stress of the quick change in water conditions is preferred to any more time in filthy water. This is pretty rare though.

 

[managuense-fury]

Like everyone else already said a cooler.

 

[rallysman]

There are different theories on this, some depending on the shape of the fish when you get it home.

Typically, I would drip water from the new tank into the holding container using airline tubing to equalize the temperature while slowly acclimating the new fish to your tank water.

However, if the water is all messed up and the fish is terribly stressed and not looking well, then it would likely make more sense to just quickly move the fish into the new tank. In these extreme cases, the stress of the quick change in water conditions is preferred to any more time in filthy water. This is pretty rare though.

Thanks. sounds easy and solves what i was worried about. Thanks to everyone else that commented too!

 

[mr.dark-saint]

Out of curiosity, what if (worst case scenario) I cant get water from the tank he is in. Its in someones home aquarium. Just trying to cover all bases. Thanks again everyone!

If you haven't made the move yet I'd take a 5 gallon water bottle to fill with their water when you get there (maybe 2 bottles). Just in case you catch a stray bullet in your cooler and it's leaking.

I recall Knives don't really travel well or it might have been the one my friend picked up . Good luck on yours though.

 

[rallysman]

If you haven't made the move yet I'd take a 5 gallon water bottle to fill with their water when you get there (maybe 2 bottles). Just in case you catch a stray bullet in your cooler and it's leaking.

I recall Knives don't really travel well or it might have been the one my friend picked up . Good luck on yours though.

thanks for the advice, he did make the move well. there is a pic of him in my gallery if you are interested