Do I put the water from the fish store in with my tank?

Question

Because I have fish sitting in a bag in my aqarium and I really need to know!

What if I don't have a net?

Answer 1

NO! Any parasites from the store could be introduced. Pour about 1/4 of the water down the drain and replace this with water from your tank. Wait a few minutes, then do this again (2 more times). This also lets the fish get used to your water chemistry if it's different than what was in the tank where you bought them. After the final refill and wait, net the fish out of the bag (if you don't have a net, gently pour out all of the water, but not the fish!), then place the fish into the tank.

Answer 2

I've had 2 aquariums for 15 or so years with all varieties of fresh water fish.

I ALWAYS dump the fish and the water from the store into the tank.

If the water is infected, so is the fish. Even if you manage to separate the fish from the water, it is still carrying disease. Just sit the bag in the water to adjust the temperatures, exchange about half of the water in the bag with tank water and then wait a few minutes before letting the fish in the with general population.

You have to be careful when you purchase fish. Make sure there are no diseased fish, or half dead fish in the tank where your fish came from.

Good luck. Send me an email and tell me what kind of fish you have!

Answer 3

ok there is obviously several schools (pardon the fish pun) of thought on this , and well since you have no net , this is what i would do ...

1 acclimate the fish to the tempurature of your water by floating the bag sealed in the tank.
doin this prevents stress, and temp shock to the fish

2 open the bag , and remove some of thier water into a bucket (not your own tank), then add some of your own water back into the bag (the tank water)
Doing this acclimates the fish to your own tanks ph, and other water perameters, preventing PH shock , and stress

3 repeat this several times over half an hour untill you have replaced most of the fish store water, with your own tanks water. (see number 2 as too why you do this)

4 once you have them acclimated to your own water, then its a matter of quickly getting the fish from the bag without a net , and into the tank ... so here is what i would do ..
pinch the end of the bag closed, so the fish cant slipp out the hole , and pour off all the water you can into the bucket you used for the old water from fish store (this of course is done as close to the tank as possible) then slid the fishys into thier new home .. i would reccomend a few things if this is a brand new tank that your setting up.. so here it goes

1 get a water testing kit , one that test for ammonia, nitrate, and nitrites, and ph
test the water, and write down the results that you get.( you will see why i had you write them down later)

2 get a net , every fish keeper needs one.

3 newly set up tanks will, and i mean will kill fish, this is called new tank syndrome. but how do we prevent this from happeneing?? there is a few ways to deal with it . but you need to know what your dealing with . a new tank will not have any nitrifying bactria that is needed to break down the fish waste, and extra food the settles on the bottom into nitrites . this is because the bacterial colony has not been established yet . read up on fish tank cycles online to find out about it . but how can we prevent fish death in new tanks???

well there is several ways to deal with NTS (new tank syndrome)
the simplest one , and easiest, and well in the long run cheapest is to plant the tank with live aquatic plants, that are fast growing. , not only if you do what i call "over plant the tank" will you not lose fish to NTS, you will wind up with a beatiful tank full of live plants , and fish . i find this approach to fish keeping the easiest to do .. it greatly reduces the amount of care , and work it takes to keep fish happy , and healthy. if you would like more information on fish tanks , and fish keeping shoot me an email , i started out with a 1 gallon tank , and at one point had over 200 gallons of water, and well over 400 fish . i had to reduce the amount of tanks i had , because the wife wanted her kitchen counter space back..lol

Answer 4

No, but you will need to place the bag (still closed) into the tank for at least 15 minutes, to let the fish adjust to the water temperature. The water in the bag could contain contaminants that you wouldn't want in your tank. It could lead to your fish catching parasites, and illnesses. Good luck with your new fish. :)

Answer 5

Try not to. The water from the fish store might be contaminated, and could make your other fish sick. Scoop them up with a net and put them in your tank.

Answer 6

no! water from a fish store can contaminate your tank, parasites and all, just use a bucket and your fish net and pour the bag through your fish net, put the fish in the tank.

Answer 7

Yes...let the fish sit in the bag in your tank for a while, maybe 10 to 15 minutes, so they can get use to the water temperature change, then open the bag and let them swim out.

Answer 8

NO The water may have Parisites in it and it could kill off your whole ficsh tank

Answer 9

Sure after you have let the bag float for a little while so the water is all the same temp. then cut it and pour fish and all out!

Answer 10

no it may contain diseases always net your fish out dont pour them out.