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Re: New fish
Duane wrote:
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 07:56:31 -0500
From: Duane Wake <dwake at iopener_net>
Subject: Re: new fish
Hi,
Maybe a 24 hr. drip siphon is a little much but you
never know until
it`s too late.When I find a fish that I`ve been trying
to get for years
or when I pay $20 -$ 50 for a pr. in an auction, I
sometimes wonder if
24 hr.is enough. Better safe than sorry.
Duane
Well I have acclimated thousands of fish (I have
worked for several pet stores), including salt water
fish that sold for a lot more than $20-$50, and I can
assure you that dripping is no tnecessary. In fact, it
can be quite harmful potentially. In the bag the water
generally will achieve a high level of ammonia. If the
water added is of a higher pH then you will slowly
poison your new fish as the pH rises. Obviously your
system works, though perhaps because you take it so
slow. I can assure you that it is entirely safe to
take the fish and remove it from the water it came in
then add it to the new water. I have done it thousands
of times. BTW, what happened to Wright??? Haven't
heard from him in a while.
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