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LiveAquaria.com's Diver's Den® Quarantine Procedure LiveAquaria.com's Diver's Den® Quarantine Procedure
"The fish you purchase from the Diver's Den® are the healthiest ornamental marine fish available. Whether it's $10.00 damsels or a $3,500.00 Gem Tang, every single fish at our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility receives our full attention and the highest level of professional care. All fish are quarantined and acclimated to captive conditions under strict protocols regardless of species."
Kevin Kohen - Director of LiveAquaria
As dedicated hobbyists, you strive to offer the best care for your marine fish. You expect the same from your live fish provider. Drs. Foster and Smith LiveAquaria.com takes your concern seriously. All aquatic life offered in our Diver's Den® section of LiveAquaria.com are housed and maintained in our state-of-the-art Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Under our strict supervision and extensive quarantine procedures, we offer you quality aquatic life that is second to none.
Quality aquatic life at the Diver's Den®Proper Acclimation
The first step we take to ensure quality marine fish is our detailed acclimation process upon receipt of a new shipment. Proper acclimation is crucial during this difficult period directly after transport. As part of our stress-free acclimation protocol, acclimation of all new arrivals takes place in a separate room to control lighting and ambient temperature. We utilize a custom acclimation table featuring drip valves for new water and built-in drains to discard wastewater. The fish are released from the bags and placed in special acclimation units. Slide-in dividers allow us to separate fish during this time to further reduce potential fish stress. Water is dripped over the fish for an extended period to slowly adjust them to the water chemistry of our fish quarantine system.
Contrary to conventional practice, new arrivals at our facility are not kept in a hypo-salinity (low salinity) state. We maintain our salinity close to natural seawater, since overseas suppliers and export stations ship livestock in natural seawater (salinity of around 35 ppt depending on the locale). This practice reduces fish stress during initial acclimation and also allows us the flexibility to receive shipments from suppliers from around the world, on any day of the week. Most importantly, keeping our salinity close to natural seawater means minimum acclimation stress when you receive them for your home aquarium.
"The fish you purchase from the Diver's Den® are the healthiest ornamental marine fish available. Whether it's $10.00 damsels or a $3,500.00 Gem Tang, every single fish at our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility receives our full attention and the highest level of professional care. All fish are quarantined and acclimated to captive conditions under strict protocols regardless of species."
Kevin Kohen - Director of LiveAquaria
As dedicated hobbyists, you strive to offer the best care for your marine fish. You expect the same from your live fish provider. Drs. Foster and Smith LiveAquaria.com takes your concern seriously. All aquatic life offered in our Diver's Den® section of LiveAquaria.com are housed and maintained in our state-of-the-art Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Under our strict supervision and extensive quarantine procedures, we offer you quality aquatic life that is second to none.
Quality aquatic life at the Diver's Den®Proper Acclimation
The first step we take to ensure quality marine fish is our detailed acclimation process upon receipt of a new shipment. Proper acclimation is crucial during this difficult period directly after transport. As part of our stress-free acclimation protocol, acclimation of all new arrivals takes place in a separate room to control lighting and ambient temperature. We utilize a custom acclimation table featuring drip valves for new water and built-in drains to discard wastewater. The fish are released from the bags and placed in special acclimation units. Slide-in dividers allow us to separate fish during this time to further reduce potential fish stress. Water is dripped over the fish for an extended period to slowly adjust them to the water chemistry of our fish quarantine system.
Contrary to conventional practice, new arrivals at our facility are not kept in a hypo-salinity (low salinity) state. We maintain our salinity close to natural seawater, since overseas suppliers and export stations ship livestock in natural seawater (salinity of around 35 ppt depending on the locale). This practice reduces fish stress during initial acclimation and also allows us the flexibility to receive shipments from suppliers from around the world, on any day of the week. Most importantly, keeping our salinity close to natural seawater means minimum acclimation stress when you receive them for your home aquarium.
