Dan - I believe the PH drops in the shipping bags because of the ammonia excreted and built up by the discus. All my discus have been shipped overnight and plop and drop works fine. It is done by many of the experts on simply.
The Best Way to Acclimate Discus After Shipping?
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most of the sellers out there keep their discus in PH above 7(at least the sellers i buy from), my PH is stable at 6. i sometimes test bag water when orders come in and PH is usually about 7.6, so i feel that in order for them to properly acclimate to my water, they must slowly be introduced to my conditions. just the way i've always done it, works fine for me. fish always eat actively within 30 minutes to an hour after acclimating.
I have always had good luck with most of the options you mentioned, I also turn the tank light off in the room except a lamp maybe, just enough light to condition the new fish "helps with stress" with existing tank water. In increments of 1 cup or so of water every 15 min 3 times and wait about 20-30 minutes then transfer fish carefully into tank leaving old water in bag. I also add a little bit of Stress Coat in the tank.
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i also used the float method, and it works for me...!
i have my article of acclimating new fish in http://angelfishinfo-jaybee.blogspot.com/2010/09/acclimating-new-angelfish.html
you can also give comments! thanks guys!
i have my article of acclimating new fish in http://angelfishinfo-jaybee.blogspot.com/2010/09/acclimating-new-angelfish.html
you can also give comments! thanks guys!
As already stated, after temperature acclimation which is a must by any method, when going from low Ph in the bag to higher tank Ph, plop and drop is the preferred method.
When the ph of the water in the bag is significantly higher than that of the tank, acclimation of the tank water is preferable.
Rather than going through the hassle of setting up a drip into a bucket, I prefer using a hypodermic syringe in which I pull 20 ml of water out of the tank and inject into the bag. Then I pull 20 ml out of the bag and into what ever container I have available (then down the sink).
The trouble I have had trying to use a drip line and bucket with discus is you lose temperature in the bucket faster than you acclimate the fish to your water.
When the ph of the water in the bag is significantly higher than that of the tank, acclimation of the tank water is preferable.
Rather than going through the hassle of setting up a drip into a bucket, I prefer using a hypodermic syringe in which I pull 20 ml of water out of the tank and inject into the bag. Then I pull 20 ml out of the bag and into what ever container I have available (then down the sink).
The trouble I have had trying to use a drip line and bucket with discus is you lose temperature in the bucket faster than you acclimate the fish to your water.
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