How to acclimate new fish

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  1. Pelado

    Pelado Montipora Digitata

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    Hey ya' all... found this and think it's very educational... you might benefit from it.
     
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  2. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Is there supposed to be a link there Pelado

    as its not showing up for me

    Steve
     
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  3. Pelado

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    oooops forgot the link hahah . Here it is: Acclimation
     
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    Sorry about that Steve .... forgive me... whoahhh
     
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  5. divott

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    one thing youd want to have on hand , is some fresh saltwater made up to replace the water used in acclimation.
     
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  6. Pelado

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    That goes without saying... of course... just thought the pics might be helpful for some of us to see how to make a drip...
     
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  7. divott

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    thats an excellent thread youve put up here pelado. will help out alot of people im sure.
     
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  8. GuitarMan89

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    It's not bad and is very useful for less hardy fish, but IMO I believe that the longer you acclimate, the more stressed out the fish is. I like to temperature acclimate for about 15-20min, then add a little bit of my tank water, then release, whole process takes about 30min.
     
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  9. Pelado

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    Just recommend your experience... We will all benifit from it ;D
     
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  10. Jason McKenzie

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    I agree 100%. Especially if the fish have been shipped. Although with Inverts I drip acclimate for much longer
     
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