Pond to aquarium acclimation

[Michiba54]

What is the correct way to do it?

I have minnows (or fry?) running out of grass space because the water level is so low and I want to try keeping afew, figure they are gonna get eaten soon anyways... the bass are getting bold.

How do I keep these guys alive and do I need to treat them for IPs or any other nasty-ness they might bring with them?

Also, is the method used the same for any wc fish? There are alot of different fish in my pond and I think it would be cool to have a tank with some I fish out myself one day, law pending

Thanks.

 

[fishkeeper1]

If you want to protect your fish from getting eaten by your bass you could add structure. Plants/rocks/sticks, anything that can help the fish hide.
Also you said the water level was going down? You could fill 5gal buckets with water let them sit for 24 hours so the chlorine in the tap water goes away.
Hope that helped!
Brett

 

[Michiba54]

Well I don't really care if they get eaten, I just figured I could get some experience with keeping natives alive starting from the bottom.

And filling the pond is not an option, its too big and are water probably comes from it anyways. We have a well.

But thanks

 

[tunerX]

Drip acclimation to get them used to aquarium temps. Then put them in a 10 gallon with a bubble filter. Let them sit for 2-3 weeks and apply meds. Copper and tetracycline if you want to do it that way.

After 2-3 weeks add them to the tank and watch them get eaten in about 10 seconds.

 

[Michiba54]

So if I put them in a bucket with about 1" of water then drip 2-3x that amount into the bucket I can just dip them out with a cup and dump them into a cycled quarantine tank?

I thought it would be harder then that

 

[tunerX]

So if I put them in a bucket with about 1" of water then drip 2-3x that amount into the bucket I can just dip them out with a cup and dump them into a cycled quarantine tank?

I thought it would be harder then that

Nope, it is that easy. Just make sure it is a slow drip so the temp change is gradual. I have done pond transplants from 45 degree water into 74 degree water.

What I do now is just wait until the temp in the tank matches the temp in the pond. Then I do a water 5 gallon water change in the main tank. Add the old water to a 10 gallon and add another 5 gallons of fresh and just plop them in.