Live Stock Acclimation Procedure
- Turn aquarium lights off while acclimating fish.
- Float the sealed bag in aquarium for 5-10 minutes to equalize temperatures.
- Put specimen and water from the bag in to a clean bowl or bucket, and loosely cover. The
container should be large enough to hold all the water from the bag and be no more than
half full.
- Add 1/2 to 1 cup of water from your aquarium into the container every 3 to 5 minutes
until you have at least doubled the amount of water in the container. This should take at
least 20 minuets.
- Gently net the specimen out of the container and place into your aquarium.
- Discard the water in the container. Do Not put water from the container in your
aquarium.
- A very small feeding at this time will help distract other fish from picking on new
fish. Leave the lights off for a few hours to protect new fish from harassment by other
fish in the aquarium.
- Monitor the behavior of fish in the aquarium if there is any aggression; leave the
lights off and darken the tank with a blanket or towel until the next morning.
NOTES:
Some invertebrates (especially shrimp, snails and starfish) can be extremely sensitive
to changes in water chemistry and should be acclimated very slowly; preferably buy using
an airline drip system. Acclimate for a period of up to two hours dependent on species.
Ask our sales staff for recommendation when making your purchase.
Sponges should never be exposed to the open air. Keep them under water at all times.
