TFPs salinity in the fish raceway.

[NCNBilly]

Just picked up a Kole tang yesterday, got the usual speech about acclimating and whatnot.

Got home to find the salinity was about 1.018 (calibrated my refractometer just to be sure). If I had followed their acclimation procedures I'd probably have a dead fish right now. I spent about 9 hours bringing him up to 1.0265, and he hit the tank and started eating right away.

The devil damsel got a cheap shot on him, then was repaid by a sound thrashing. That said, I'm still going to try and remove him - I've got a pair of ocellaris on the way and I don't think they'll fare as well.

 

[svynx]

lol, leave it to a tang to put another fish in it's place. Once I upgrade, definitly getting a Kole. Love the colors.

 

[NCNBilly]

I forgot how much my yellow owned the tank. Between the damsel, maroon clown, and tang I've had a very angry tank. The Kole is absolutely stunning, healthy, and fat which is why he's now in my tank.

 

[Elysia]

Not Stephen's Kole tang fat I hope!

 

[2turtles]

Got home to find the salinity was about 1.018 (calibrated my refractometer just to be sure).

Maybe since they don't accept the 30 % off salt anymore they are cutting back on how much they use. :lol:

 

[NCNBilly]

Hahaha!

I had to tear apart the rockwork to get the devil damsel out last night, too much fighting and the tang had some war wounds.

Soaked some nori in garlic and selcon, and upped my vitamin C to 10ppm so he heals fast and reduces the chance for more stress diseases. He's showing some beginning signs of LLE, which I dealt with all the time when I had oscars - but he's eating well so I'm not really concerned. Now he's got the tank to himself to graze as he wants too.

 

[dalilgriffith]

I would have really like to have gotten a TFP staff reply here but it's probably not going to happen.

As a former employee, I can testify that they do this in vein to keep the disease down in the system. IT DOES NOT WORK. Most LFS do this in their fish-only system, but fail to tell their customers.

I have acclimated my fish over night before, but that is a bit excessive. As far as salinity goes, 1.018 is within acceptable range for fish. As far as salinity in their system. It routinely stays at 1.018-1.021.

Besides, we should all be treating our fish with HYPO anyway before introducing them into our systems.

 

[NCNBilly]

I have acclimated my fish over night before, but that is a bit excessive. As far as salinity goes, 1.018 is within acceptable range for fish. As far as salinity in their system. It routinely stays at 1.018-1.021.

Besides, we should all be treating our fish with HYPO anyway before introducing them into our systems.

I'm inclined to agree with you, however if that's the case they should update their acclimation procedures that they give out. I know better, but I'm guessing thats the exception rather than the norm.