Acclimating new fish to your tank

[The Saltman]

Hi guys,

What are the best methods/practices to acclimating new fish to your tank?

 

[baitshopboy]

lots of people drip acclimate. I dont. I float the bag for a little bit then pour that into a bowl and add water from my tank using a baster for about an hour. I would do longer if I ever purchased a fish that wasnt so hardy.

 

[kar93]

I do exactly the same.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

I float for about 20 minutes, dump half the water and replace it with mine, wait another 15 minutes or so, then put them in.

 

[Amoore311]

I drip em for 25 minutes, then in they go.

 

[Buckyez]

I float the bag in my sump and slowly add the water from my tank to the bag using a baster. Then dump half of the water from the bag and continue to add more water. The whole process takes about 1 hour.

--Bucky

 

[jadams7]

float for 20, then every 15 minutes add a cup of tank water to the bag, repeat 4-5 times then set him free in the tank.

 

[sunfish11]

I simply float and release. It has worked well for me and I haven't had any problems. If the bag is too big, like my Achilles Tangs' bag, then I open the bag and set in in a salt bucket and add tank water to get it up to temp.

Lisa

 

[snatchbak]

i feed my tank before i acclimate a new fish.

 

[wesdaniel]

Am I the ONLY person who drip acclimates????

 

[monti1]

+1 for drip acclimate

 

[kuyatwo]

hopefully you are acclimating into a QT tank not your show tank ...