both a kole tang and a diamond goby are arriving fed-ex tomorrow -

3bavboys · 05/01/2006, 11:17 AM

acclimate them in the same bucket ?
or must i find a 2nd one ?
i have a client dinner and won't begin acclimating until 8 pm or so,
the place i bought them from says they are ok for 48 hrs -
i'm concerned about the kole stressing until then -
is there anything i can do ?
no qt tank -
90g fowlr
100#lr
80#ls
pr of clowns
coral beauty
6 line
royal gramma
cc strfsh
cleaner shrimp

Johnsteph10 · 05/01/2006, 11:21 AM

48 hours is a long time for them to be in the bagged water - it will definately stress them out.

Any chance you could do it sooner or change the shipping date so you can be home to do it properly?

3bavboys · 05/01/2006, 11:23 AM

i won't wait the 48 hrs at all -
they should come by mid-day tomorrow, i can get home about 530, and start floating the bags, but can't start dripping until about 8 pm

Randall_James · 05/01/2006, 11:26 AM

They will come in bags
All suppliers have acclimation routines they like you to follow and they are pretty good at this as they do not want your new fish to die. I would find their suggestions and stick to them.

I float all new fish for at least 20minutes in the quarantine tank
(puncturing the bag will do a couple things, allow the oxygen to escape and free up the ammonia to hurt the fish, leave the bag alone)
I then put a small scissor cut near the bottom of the bag (below the water, above the detritus in the bag)
After another 20 minutes I will release the fish into quarantine.

05/01/2006, 11:17 AM	#1
3bavboys Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 155	both a kole tang and a diamond goby are arriving fed-ex tomorrow - acclimate them in the same bucket ? or must i find a 2nd one ? i have a client dinner and won't begin acclimating until 8 pm or so, the place i bought them from says they are ok for 48 hrs - i'm concerned about the kole stressing until then - is there anything i can do ? no qt tank - 90g fowlr 100#lr 80#ls pr of clowns coral beauty 6 line royal gramma cc strfsh cleaner shrimp

05/01/2006, 11:21 AM	#2
Johnsteph10 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The South Posts: 2,537	48 hours is a long time for them to be in the bagged water - it will definately stress them out. Any chance you could do it sooner or change the shipping date so you can be home to do it properly? __________________ John Current Tank Info: None

05/01/2006, 11:26 AM	#4
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	They will come in bags All suppliers have acclimation routines they like you to follow and they are pretty good at this as they do not want your new fish to die. I would find their suggestions and stick to them. I float all new fish for at least 20minutes in the quarantine tank (puncturing the bag will do a couple things, allow the oxygen to escape and free up the ammonia to hurt the fish, leave the bag alone) I then put a small scissor cut near the bottom of the bag (below the water, above the detritus in the bag) After another 20 minutes I will release the fish into quarantine. __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

05/01/2006, 11:23 AM	#3
3bavboys Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 155	i won't wait the 48 hrs at all - they should come by mid-day tomorrow, i can get home about 530, and start floating the bags, but can't start dripping until about 8 pm