floating fish?

Question

how long do i float a bag of tetras in order to acclimatise it? they been floating for about an hour

Answer 1

Well half an hour sounds good enough.

I usually float my fish (including tetras) for around half an hour as well.

They have survived for over 3-4 months.

Answer 2

You only need to float them for about 15 minutes, but you should also open the bag and pour about 1/4 of the water out (down the drain, not into the tank), and add back some water from the tank, then wait a few minutes. Do this about 3-4 times so your fish also adjust to any differences in water chemistry before you net them and put them in the tank. You should NEVER add water from the store to the tank - it's a good way to also introduce diseases, parasites, algae, and snails!

Answer 3

Float the bag for 15 minutes. After that open the bag and pour a cup of tank water into the bag, then wait another fifteen minutes. Then open the bag and add another cup of tank water. Wait fifteen minutes and then net the fish out of the bag and put them in the tank.

Answer 4

An hour is more than enough. The minimum amount of time should be 15 minutes. I usually float the bag for 20 minutes. NET them out into the tank, don't pour them in.

~ZTM

Answer 5

You only need to float the bag so the water temperature in the bag equals the temperature of the water in the tank. That's all. Usually only about 10 to 15 minutes is all you need.

And when you're ready to release your new fish - take the bag away from your tank - and release your fish into a bowl that your fish-net will fit into.

Why? You only want to transfer your fish to their new tank. You do not want to transfer any water from the Pet Store's tank - it could contain parasites, diseases and what-not.


Note - do you have a Quarantine Tank? A place to put new fishes before they go into your main aquarium?

If you don't you should really set one up.

You can get a 5 or 10 gallon tank and set it up with a filter, heater, gravel, air stone, light and hood.

These quarantine tanks are used for two major things -

1. To Quarantine new fish from Pet stores.

2. To Quarantine sick fish from your main aquarium.

For #1 - Quarantine New Fish

When you buy new fish from a store you don't really know where it came from, nor what kind of condition it's in, do you?

So, when you get home, you put these new fish in your quarantine tank. There you must keep them for at the minimum THREE WEEKS, while you watch them for any signs of illness or disease.

If they do show signs of illness or disease, you can treat them.

Remember you do not want to release diseased fish into your main aquarium - do you?

Do you want to take the chance of having a disease kill all the fish in your main aquarium within days of introducing a new fish?

There are true stories of this happening - infected fish killing off all the people's fish - within days. all their fish!

So quarantine your new fishies!!


2. Using the Quarantine as a Hospital Tank.

Sometimes the fish in your main tank will get stressed out or will fight and for some reason, they get sick.

To help them get better - and to treat them more easily, transfer those fish to the Quarantine tank.

You can keep them there until they get all better and they're ready to rejoin their friends in the main tank.

You can also put live bearing fish about to give birth into your quarantine tank - that why she can have her babies and you can then move Mommy back to the main tank.


So what's the most important thing when bringing home a new fish?

QUARANTINE IN ANOTHER TANK!

Good Luck!

Answer 6

generally float for 15-20 minutes, then cut open the bag, add a cup or so of your fishtank water to the bag, and let them float another 15-20. an hour is kinda long thoug, they need air to breath.

Answer 7

Thats heaps long enough. Now open the bag and let a little of the tank water into the bag.....leave it ten minutes or so then let a little more in....leave for another 15 minutes then just tip the little guys into the tank.
Funny tho, I have worked in a tropical fish farm. Amazing how resiliant they can be.....It is amazing how many things you are told not to do with fish at home, that happens to them where they are bred and raised.

Answer 8

LOL!
I thought this was about Swedish fish floating in a malt like Mikes Hard Lemonade!
Working in a grocery store, I hear all kinds of things like dropping Jolly Rancher candys in those types of drinks.
LOL!
Sorry.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

An hour should be fine. The water in the bag just has to be the same temp as the water in the bowl or aquarium.