I did the same with my flame angel (2nd day death) and was told to drip acclimate my fish. Anyone with more experience mind letting me know if this is correct or I'm spreading a wife's tale.
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I did the same with my flame angel (2nd day death) and was told to drip acclimate my fish. Anyone with more experience mind letting me know if this is correct or I'm spreading a wife's tale.
Didaka, If I can do this and make it appear so easy like, you can as well. I understand what its like to be with an injury for im living with it 24/7 and other medical problems as well and you can add my young age to it as well.
On a two tank system, I do a 30gal+ water change every week and I not left a thing in doing this other then adding salt to get the salinity I want it at.
I use a 32 gal Rubbermaid on wheels and a strong pump and hose line. And i two others in a closet where my Hi-S RO/DI unit is at and in one the Rubbermaid in the closet, I make the water for the tank with the salinity I want it and once ready, I then shut down everything by pulling the main code to everything and then I pump out the amount of what change I be doing. Then I dump that water and then go over to the closet to pump the water from the Rubbermaid I have the ready mix water in into the Rubbermaid I on wheels. Then I wheel it over to the tank and then pump it into the tank and once all done, I then plug in the main electrical line to all the tanks equipment. "ALL DONE"
On a two tank system, I do a 30gal+ water change every week and I not left a thing in doing this other then adding salt to get the salinity I want it at.
I use a 32 gal Rubbermaid on wheels and a strong pump and hose line. And i two others in a closet where my Hi-S RO/DI unit is at and in one the Rubbermaid in the closet, I make the water for the tank with the salinity I want it and once ready, I then shut down everything by pulling the main code to everything and then I pump out the amount of what change I be doing. Then I dump that water and then go over to the closet to pump the water from the Rubbermaid I have the ready mix water in into the Rubbermaid I on wheels. Then I wheel it over to the tank and then pump it into the tank and once all done, I then plug in the main electrical line to all the tanks equipment. "ALL DONE"
You said the sally had a live fish in it's claws? They will on occasion eat a live fish if it's much smaller and the crab is famished. If you've seen it with one fish in it's clutches and then seen other fish that were healthy shortly before being eaten by him .... I'd say why risk it although it's a rather odd situation ! Enlevez-le de votre réservoir!
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yea you should float the fish for 15 to 20 min then drip them from 1hr to 3hr depending on how hardy the fish is. i always done it that way and all my fish are great. i have an angle and he is doing well to
I prefer a drip acclimation, or other method that takes a lot longer than30-45 min; unless your water is almost identical to the dealer's (PH, SG, Temp, nitrate,etc,etc) this just doesn't seem like enough time for a delicate fish to adjust, especially after what his last few weeks have been like. (No QT?)
If your last loss was a month ago; this may be something that can never be explained. Bi-colors are not real easy fish. And any fish can fail to adapt to captivity during the long process of going from reef, to collector, to distributor, to retail dealer,to owner. Lots of fish are lost along the way.I sure can't see any pattern, sometimes; these things happen; its happened to about everyone and will probably happen to you again. Sorry!
If your last loss was a month ago; this may be something that can never be explained. Bi-colors are not real easy fish. And any fish can fail to adapt to captivity during the long process of going from reef, to collector, to distributor, to retail dealer,to owner. Lots of fish are lost along the way.I sure can't see any pattern, sometimes; these things happen; its happened to about everyone and will probably happen to you again. Sorry!
Most bicolor angelfish do not live in captivity--or more accurately, rarely make it into the hobby in good enough condition for them to do well in the first place.
Thar's true of a lot of fish. But if you do your homework and buy from someone (I buy from two great online sources) who knows their suppliers from collector to shipper; they can be long lived, beautiful fish.
I am sorry for your loss and I have no clue what killed your fish but wonted to tell you my experience.I have a foxface that was always sweet and a yellow tang that was always mean..But in the past month or so they have changed my yellow tang for the most part ignores my sailfin tang but my foxface will go after the sailfin and bite her.He has bitten a piece out of her fin that is healed now but he has become very aggressive.I am not saying your foxface killed your fish I just wonted to let you know my experience with a foxface so that you could watch him just in case..
GET RID OF THE CRAB!!! i AM NOT KIDDING MY MOTHER PUT ONE IN 180 GAL. SHE STARTED LOSING HER FISH AND WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ANY OF US THAT THOUGHT THE CRAB WAS THE KILLER. THE MONSTER KILLED MOST OF HER FISH BEFORE MY SON FINALLY CAUGHT HIM IN THE ACT.
