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Re: how do *you* acclimate fish that have been shipped?

We use silicone tubing with plastic valve to drip acclimate.
If we are receiving fish through mail we add 1ml amquel / bag immediately
upon receipt, otherwise we just drip acclimate.  The contents of the bag are
poured into a 1 gal plastic pitcher, which is set into a 5 gallon bucket.
Then the tubing is set to drip into the pitcher -- slowely.  If we neglect
checking up on the process the pitcher overflows into the bucket.  Jumpers
also end up in the bucket this way.

Usually the fish is acclimated in between 1 and 2 hours

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Karpa-Wilson" <dkarpawi at indiana_edu>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 9:00 AM
Subject: how do *you* acclimate fish that have been shipped?


>
> Hey,
>
> I'm taking a poll ( you can email if you like, I'll never tell!) on
> people's acclimation protocols.
>
> Do you:
> 1) dump water and fish into the tank
> 2) net fish out or add fish + small amount of water into tank
> 3) keep fish in shipping water and slowly add water via dripine or
multiple
> small additions of water?
> 4) other?
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Karpa Wilson
>
> Department of Biology
> Jordan Hall
> Indiana University
> Bloomington, IN 47405
>
>
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