Acclimation

[chuntsman]

I have been scoping out a atlantic blue tang, vlamengi tang and a naso tang at a LFS. I am going to go get 1 of the 3 today but am not really sure of the corect way to acclimate and how long to acclimate for???

HELP!!!:confused2:

 

[drnecropolis]

Hmmm perhaps a drip and a nice length of QT for tang action me thinks..

 

[jennm]

What size tank do you have? Those fish get pretty large.

Jenn

 

[chuntsman]

I upgraded from a 75G to a 125G currently.

 

[jennm]

A small specimen of any of those may be OK for a while in a 125, but I recommend having an "exit plan" for if/when they outgrow your tank. All of those are capable of growing to a size well beyond what your tank can have them be comfortable in.

Cheers,
Jenn

 

[chuntsman]

Should all newly bought fish be in QT before introduced in the display tank?
Probably shouldnt say this but i have never done that before, i just let them drip for a few hours and then put them in and have had no problems.

Do you reccomend any other fish?

I currently have small yellow tang, eight line wrasse, clarki clown, scooter blenny, lawnmower blenny, purple lobster.

 

[jennm]

There is a potential for conflict between the yellow tang and another tang.

Beware that purple lobster - they can become fish predators.

Your acclimation technique sounds fine, but I would definitely recommend quarantining all new fish acquisitions before adding them to the display. Tangs in particular are prone to parasites.

Here's an article I wrote concerning quarantine:

http://imagine-ocean.com/support/best%20practices%20quarantine.htm">http://imagine-ocean.com/support/best%20practices%20quarantine.htm</a>

Jenn

 

[chuntsman]

Great article, Thanks :up:


And yes the lobster is a predator, he has gotten huge since i got him a year ago.