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03/13/2014, 04:24 PM
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Location: Conway, AR
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How long does it take ammonium to ....
change to ammonia after opening the bag on a shipped fish?
The reason I ask, is today I received a fish that had been in the shipping bag for approximately 16 hours. I had asked for the shipping salinity and had my QT matched. Opened the bag and did a quick salinity check and since it was a perfect match transferred the fish to the QT. Then immediately checked the shipping water for ammonia just to see and got 2!
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03/13/2014, 04:28 PM
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Location: Sacramento, Ca
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It happens when the air hits the water so right away after opening the bag...
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03/13/2014, 04:47 PM
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The 30 minutes grace period is your window to get the fish out undamaged. But I prefer the method you used.
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