How do you guys acclimate your tangs?

NeveSSL · Dec 14, 2014

Probably going to get my first tang in soon and was curious, do you guys have a guide you follow or just something you do for acclimating tangs?

Brandon

meintn · Dec 14, 2014

http://www.sustainableaquatics.com/docs/Acclimation-White-Paper.docx

.AcroKiller. · Dec 14, 2014

I would setup a quarentine and then drip acclimate then keep in quarentine until you make sure he is healthy

NeveSSL · Dec 15, 2014

Hmmm. That SA article was interesting. However, it seems to mostly apply to fish that have been bagged for over 24 hours. I'm actually starting to think for most fish, just floating the bag for a while and then putting them in should be fine.

Luis, give the article James linked a read. It actually says drip acclimating may be one of the worst things you can do. But, again, its focused on international shipments. I'm also not so sure about using HCl for acclimating fish.

Brandon

meintn · Dec 15, 2014

I found it interesting. Makes sense on many things.

NeveSSL · Dec 15, 2014

Definitely. I don't think it makes sense for hobbiests to take the same approach, for many reasons, including the fact we can't lower our reefs to 7.2. For wholesalers, on the other hand, I would think that paper is worth a million times it's weight in gold.

Brandon

meintn · Dec 15, 2014

Take fish from bag put straight in "transition water" that is pH matched with shipping water but larger volume, ammonium dissipates off fish gills before it transforms to ammonia. Then the fish can go wherever you want to put it without any other acclimation. That's the way John explained it to me last year at the frag swap.

NeveSSL · Dec 15, 2014

Right. That may work really well. My concern is matching the pH. They use hydrochloric acid. That stuff is no joke.

Brandon

H@rry · Dec 15, 2014

I simply float the bags for 15 minutes to allow the temp to sync and then put a net over a bucket and pour the water and fish in it. Put the fish directly in the tank. In the past I have just cut the bag open and dumped the fish in water and all when I know it came from a source that had not used copper.

A lot of people are concerned with quarantining for such things as ick. I've never really had a problem with ick. Very rarely I've seen spots on tangs but this usually clears up in a few days.

Not trying to go against the careful policy of quarantining everything but just in my experience is had not been necessary for fish. Now, coral is a whole nuther story! Don't trust anybody, not even your mama!

NeveSSL · Dec 15, 2014

That is actually the route I was planning on taking, H@rry. My anthias came in water that was 1.021 and my water at the time was 1.026... they never batted a gill. Scared me to death (it was accidental... genius me forgot to tie the bags down I had just opened), but they seriously never even looked labored. After reading the article, it seems as though its really not too big of a deal.

Brandon

.AcroKiller. · Dec 15, 2014

H@rry said:
I simply float the bags for 15 minutes to allow the temp to sync and then put a net over a bucket and pour the water and fish in it. Put the fish directly in the tank. In the past I have just cut the bag open and dumped the fish in water and all when I know it came from a source that had not used copper.

A lot of people are concerned with quarantining for such things as ick. I've never really had a problem with ick. Very rarely I've seen spots on tangs but this usually clears up in a few days.

Not trying to go against the careful policy of quarantining everything but just in my experience is had not been necessary for fish. Now, coral is a whole nuther story! Don't trust anybody, not even your mama!

Pm sent harry

bknapp · Dec 15, 2014

I usually go full Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade when adding fish, they need to know that you're excited about them even if your other fish are none too pleased.

So, on your way home after acquiring the fish run all red lights and have the homecoming Queen wave out the passenger side. Do. It. Big.

H@rry · Dec 15, 2014

bknapp said:
I usually go full Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade when adding fish, they need to know that you're excited about them even if your other fish are none too pleased.

So, on your way home after acquiring the fish run all red lights and have the homecoming Queen wave out the passenger side. Do. It. Big.

Brandon - You already have been participating in happy hour, right?

bknapp · Dec 15, 2014

H@rry said:
Brandon - You already have been participating in happy hour, right?

I wish I could use that as an excuse but, sadly, no.

Rob.D · Dec 15, 2014

bknapp said:
So, on your way home after acquiring the fish run all red lights and have the homecoming Queen wave out the passenger side. Do. It. Big.

Maybe Kevan can stand in for the homecoming queen and wave a flip flop?

bknapp · Dec 15, 2014

Rob.D said:
Maybe Kevan can stand in for the homecoming queen and wave a flip flop?

Ugliest homecoming Queen ever.

Love ya Kevan.

pickupman66 · Dec 16, 2014

I float them to temp for 15 mins then I add 1/3 volume of tank water 3 times then Dumont he bag in a bucket and then net the fish out and in the tank they go. I do this for all fish unless they are Internet ordered then they get a drip into a bucket with some prime to ensure no ammonia and nitrite toxicity. Hen net or hand scoop them.