How to acclimate a pair?

[xxpipedreamxx]

I had a feeling it was the water quality. I would not even worry in the least that they have any diseases. Give them a few days to settle in and strengthen their immune system, and put your other fish back in. As we all know, stress weakens the immune system which in turn makes us sick. I am so happy to hear that are are perfectly fine now I am getting rods onyx clowns very soon. a pair, plus a mate for my female ocellaris misbar.

Can't wait to see those photos!

I would also like to thank you for being so informative in your posts. Sometimes you have to literally pry at people to get the smallest bit of information and they don't know why you need it, lol.

 

[riley290]

yeah, I've tried to do my homework for the last 6 months and read RC and a local forum for 4-5 months and now have a 3 month old tank so I'm aware of the info problem. 2 months in I was tired of reading a post where the first three response were:

What are your params?
What's your lighting?
How old is your tank?

Most well thought out posts with good information recieve responses from people who DO know what they're talking about (cause as much as I've read there isn't a substitute for first hand experience). It makes no sense in a hobby that takes so much time, planning, careful observation, and deliberate action that people run to a forum and can't compose informative posts and expect a response.

Pipedream, again I thank you, this thread has racked up quite a few responses from you in the last week and its been a pleasure having someone with obviously a large amount of experience (I see you are starting a brood operation, maybe I'll be able to take some off of your hands one day!) checking up on my progress and offering advice, I can't imagine how difficult this hobby was before there was instant access to this info.

 

[riley290]

also, as an aside. After this ordeal and a bacterial problem from a large scrape on my goby I realize that I am so lucky to have access to equipment that people in this hobby would kill for.

I mean, just the ability to test my water on laboratory grade assays against standards is enough but to have a lot of the biological resources such as light microscopes and TEM/SEM along with a micro lab is insane. What is great is when my goby had a bacterial problem I was able to diagnose down to the strain (using staining technique and DNA confirmation, I know, I'm a nerd) what he had and his treatment was almost instant. Its also cool that in the lab I have cultures of my nitrifying bacteria in case of a rapid crash of bacterial population in my system.

 

[xxpipedreamxx]

I would love to have access to that equipment as well. That will end up being a great asset to this hobby for you. And no, you are not a nerd. Well if you are, then I am as well in that sense. I study and study and do so much research my eyes feel like they will fall out. Your thanks just made my day, btw. Sometimes I wonder why I do take the time out to help others when they do nothing but argue with every aspect of my posts (mostly newbies). I am starting on a clownfish breeding excursion. I plan to market them online. I have 3 local LFS that are awaiting my youngins. The pair that I speak about the most and post pictures of are very popular around here. They are my pride and joy. They were my inspiration. The only reason why I have had a bit of a set back on my broodstock setup is because of financial concerns. I do not expect to make tons of money on my clowns, but rather break even with a bit of spending money to put to the side.

I have rather enjoyed helping you out. It has been great. In the future, I would love to continue helping you with any problems that you may come across as you gain the knowledge you need to pass onto others.

My dream has always been to be a marine biologist but I was a teenage single mother who put my career on hold to give my daughter the best life possible. I think it is nearly time to come back out of my shell while I am still young (22 to be exact lol).