Moving fish to a new tank

Thanks! That seemed to go well .... except for the bit when I dropped a bag
of fish - they flapped, I flapped, I miscounted and crawled all over the
floor looking for one that was already back safely in the bag (those minnows
are *tiny*).. maybe naturally clumsy people shouldn't keep fish!

But panics aside, all is now OK. The new tank looks wonderful, the fish all
survived the move (I waited 24 hours before typing that, just in case).
They are eating and seem happy and healthy.

Thanks for the advice

Now for some Cherry Barbs (I know, I know, wait a week or so to make sure
the new tank is OK *sigh*)



I would do this in the same way as moving house, only you don't
have the hassle of driving anywhere! That is, bag the fish and
plants, strip down, put new tank in place, build up...

http://www.gorge.org/fish/moving.shtml
describes how I moved house.

I would acclimatise the bagged fish to the new tank as if they
are just bought - floating, adding water to the bag gradually
over half an hour - because so much "new" water may be a surprise
to them, and they will have cooled a bit while waiting for you
to set up the new tank.

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:25:39 +0000 (UTC), lisacush
wrote:
But panics aside, all is now OK. The new tank looks wonderful, the fish all
survived the move (I waited 24 hours before typing that, just in case).
They are eating and seem happy and healthy.

Oh good :-)

Thanks for the advice

No probs!

Now for some Cherry Barbs (I know, I know, wait a week or so to make sure
the new tank is OK *sigh*)

I would - to make sure the filter is working 100% and the fish
dont get any stress related illness, etc. But I know the feeling
of "WANT FISH NOW!"




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