EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Well I just bought two tomato clowns. Photos to come. I need to drip acclimate them and need to know if my styrofoam boxes are too big or too small? What can I use? Would a gallon jug work?
You guys are going to kill me
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parrotchute
DUSTOFF MEDEVAC
gallon jug should work fine, it's bigger than the bag they came in...
got any big 5 gallon buckets for water changes or whatnot?
got any big 5 gallon buckets for water changes or whatnot?
Smitty
Reef pro
Lol...you could use anything that holds water. The gal jug or styrofoam should work fine.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Smitty
Reef pro
If you use the large one, just tilt the container to one side so that the water is on one side to cover the fish.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Alright they are good and so beautiful.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
How long should I drip? an hour or so?
yote
In Memoriam
Congratulations Eli:D
I just drip until the salinity in the bag matches the salinity of the tank.JMO,But long acclimations seems to cause more stress for the fish than just matching salinity.
I just drip until the salinity in the bag matches the salinity of the tank.JMO,But long acclimations seems to cause more stress for the fish than just matching salinity.
cthegame
Reef enthusiast
congrats Eli :)
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Thanks guys, I am so excited. It's been an hour so I guess I will make it a solid stream and get them in the tank.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
salinity is still off. It's like 1.021 in their styrofoam bin and 1.023 in mine.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Well they are in the tank. I'm going out, talk to you guys later.
cthegame
Reef enthusiast
pics! Stop seeing Avatar again and take pics of the fish in the tank for us. :mrgreen:
dcantucson
Reef pro
Congratulations Eli. But where's the Mandarin? :lol:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
AWESOME! Great choice in fish. You'll love them! What did you name them? I know you named them ;)
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
Haha! Be prepared to BLEED when you are cleaning the tank in the future! Definately cool fish though! Just an FYI, I usually use an acrylic pitcher for acclimation, anything that holds water and is clean always works.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
I did not name them yet actually Biff. There was a small brew ha ha over territory and it was over, the clown with the dark body is much more dominant than the other.
Good thinking Ryan. And thanks everyone.
Good thinking Ryan. And thanks everyone.
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
The clown with the dark body is the female -- females are darker than males. The female is always dominant. So name them already!!
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Yeah she is really giving him a hard time. haha
