Guppies into salt

blackheart · 11/25/2006, 04:37 PM

If i want to put guppies into my tank for feeders do i need to acclimate them if so for how long??

Swanwillow · 11/25/2006, 04:45 PM

some people say a week, some a day
I tossed mine in, and they lived...
until the psycopathic blenny went gun-ho on thier butts

blackheart · 11/25/2006, 05:34 PM

yeah i tossed it in and it lived long enough for the clown to eat it but my comet who i was trying to feed still hasnt eatten it swam in front of his face and nothing

Anyway thanks for your help

Swanwillow · 11/25/2006, 05:40 PM

it may be because it doesn't see the guppy as food, or it wants the food to sit in there for a while before deciding to eat it.
to help get the guppies up to par for saltwater feeding, feed them marine grade flake foods

dwculp · 11/25/2006, 08:21 PM

If you are just wanting to put them in and have them eaten, just throw them in, no sense spending time acclimating something that is going to be eaten within minutes.

If you actually want them to live, try a slow drip acclimation for a couple of hours.

11/25/2006, 04:37 PM	#1
blackheart Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 892	Guppies into salt If i want to put guppies into my tank for feeders do i need to acclimate them if so for how long?? __________________ I have been cycling my tank for a month now with 75lbs of live rock when do I add the salt???? click the red house to see pics of my old tank....the better pics are at the bottom :D Current Tank Info: Back to the drawing board!!

11/25/2006, 04:45 PM	#2
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	some people say a week, some a day I tossed mine in, and they lived... until the psycopathic blenny went gun-ho on thier butts __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes

11/25/2006, 05:34 PM	#3
blackheart Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 892	yeah i tossed it in and it lived long enough for the clown to eat it but my comet who i was trying to feed still hasnt eatten it swam in front of his face and nothing Anyway thanks for your help __________________ I have been cycling my tank for a month now with 75lbs of live rock when do I add the salt???? click the red house to see pics of my old tank....the better pics are at the bottom :D Current Tank Info: Back to the drawing board!!

11/25/2006, 05:40 PM	#4
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	it may be because it doesn't see the guppy as food, or it wants the food to sit in there for a while before deciding to eat it. to help get the guppies up to par for saltwater feeding, feed them marine grade flake foods __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes

11/25/2006, 08:21 PM	#5
dwculp Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 2,338	If you are just wanting to put them in and have them eaten, just throw them in, no sense spending time acclimating something that is going to be eaten within minutes. If you actually want them to live, try a slow drip acclimation for a couple of hours. __________________ Remember, it will only get worse before it gets worse. Current Tank Info: 10 years - Currently have a 100 FOWLR