| So now you've purchased some tropical fish. You've | | | | chemistry of the tank and even the ph and water |
| made sure you have selected healthy fish and you | | | | hardness out. |
| have done your homework to make sure the fish | | | | After doing this for about 20 to 30 minutes you |
| that you have will go together. | | | | should then gently release the fish to the tank and |
| Your fish should have been packed in a plastic bag | | | | let them swim out of the bag on there own. Then |
| with oxygen and then put into a dark bag or | | | | you should leave them with the aquarium light on |
| polystyrene box to keep the heat in. | | | | overnight. This will reduce stress because the fish can |
| You should try and buy fish no longer than a couple | | | | see where they are swimming and there |
| of hours away. Fish can last over 24 hours if packed | | | | surroundings and they will also see that there are no |
| right but the longer you keep them in transit the | | | | predators around. |
| more stress they go through. You should try and | | | | You should not feed them for around 24 hours to let |
| keep stress to a minimum to make sure the fish | | | | them settle in and then over the next few days only |
| remain healthy. | | | | feed sparingly. It will take them a couple of days to |
| Once you get them home you should float the bags | | | | get used to the tank and feeding. |
| in the water and then open the bags up. This will help | | | | It is a good technique to add the smallest and |
| equalize the temperature between the water in the | | | | weakest fish to the tank first. This will prevent |
| tank and the water in the bag. You should also keep | | | | bullying in the aquarium between the fish. Please |
| adding little bits of tank water to the bag. Add just a | | | | follow these keeps to keep the stress of your new |
| little and then leave for five minutes before adding | | | | tropical fish to a minimum. This will help the fish settle |
| more. This will help acclimatize the fish to the water | | | | in faster and in the end cause you less stress. |