Introducing Fish to a tank

[daveverdo]

Hi All,

I am buying a bunch of DaveVG's fish (all but the Ocellaris).

My 90g is up running, cycled and has a variety of critters in it since yesterday. I also have a 30g long that has water and live rock in it with a heater powerhead and canister filter. Lastly I have a 20g tall with LR, some coral and my two Ocellaris.

Tomorrow I will pick up the following from DaveVG:

One spot Foxface Lo
Coral Beauty
Royal Gramma
Yellowtail Blue Damsel
Skunk cleaner shrimp

I would like to give my two Ocellaris priority going into the 90g because they have seniority.

I also don't want to introduce everyone at once.

Any suggestions on where I should these guys in while they wait to go into the 90g? All in the 30g, some in the 30g some in the 20g.

How long is a good time to span to introduce the fish in to the main tank? In 30 years I never added more than 2 fish at a time now I have 6 plus the cleaner shrimp.

What would be a good order?

Even though they are all coming FROM the same tank, they may be some real estate disputes in the new neighborhood.


Dave

 

[Piazzon12]

Its best to put them all in at the same time... that way no one has territory established yet... although none of theh above are agressive anyways

 

[daveverdo]

I am also concerned about the bioload. The tank has about 40 lbs of well established live rock and about 1/3 of the water was "old" water to begin with. I also had some live sand and sump sediment (Adam I think some of that was from you was it not?).

I may get a bit of a spike in ammonia. I will just make sure I have ample water available for changes until things stabilize.

Dave

 

[Piazzon12]

do you have a skimmer??? that's still really not much of a bioload with that volume

 

[daveverdo]

I am using a very undersized skimmer for now. Something is better than nothing. I really don't think it is a big problem just thought I'd ask and see if I should be more concerned than I am.

Dave

I am in the market for a skimmer. I may see what Dave is asking for his once the livestock is gone.

 

[drbronx]

Adam is on the money. Just pour them all in. they will be fine. Just take it easy on the feeding initially. tnhey will be a little freaked from the move anyway and won't eat much for a bit. just be a bit more aggressive with water changes until you get a better skimmer. If you do get a big ammonia spike (which I doubt) thjere are additives you can use to neutralize the Nitrogen. Its good to keep such stuff on hand anyway incase of power failure or other catastrophe.

 

[St.james of reefdom]

yes agreed you can always pick up a bio-marine poly-filter pad it adsorbs all kinds of organic stuff, ammonia , nitrite,nitrate, copper , any heavy metals chlorine etc..
probably the best invention in the aquarium field since carbon.

excellent to have and use

 

[Blugobi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12362053#post12362053 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by St.james of reefdom
yes agreed you can always pick up a bio-marine poly-filter pad it adsorbs all kinds of organic stuff, ammonia , nitrite,nitrate, copper , any heavy metals chlorine etc..
probably the best invention in the aquarium field since carbon.

excellent to have and use

AMEN!

 

[pimpinitup6969]

dave i have an asm g1x im looking to get rid of
Matt

 

[pimpinitup6969]

just pm me or something