Acclimation overated?

[walmart]

it may not kill your fish but, IMO its a must. it causes less stress on fish. its like to me putting you

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in school and expecting you to function normally. its not also stress you want them to get used to there new water also.

 

[walmart]

look on the side theres a "flash" acclimation guide thats easy to follow

 

[reefreak29]

Originally Posted by murph145
not to sound bad but i dont ever acclimate anything... i dont advocate this becuz its probably smarter to do some acclimation at least temp wise
i add anything i get be it fish or all kinds of corals even sps directly to my tank and to my knowledge ive never lost a thing due to acclimation other than maybe a blue linkia
i was afraid to say something but i to never acclimate, infact my orange linkia is a year old now and i just threw him in

 

[aztec reef]

ok, here's my one cent on it.
i only acclimate inverts mostly. as for fish and other stuff/corals. btw(i know corals are inverts too) i rarely do acclimate,
unless is something out of the ordinary/rare coral that i don't know it's desire requirements, then i do the drip process while researching its requirements.

 

[tx reef]

It is actually recommended that you only temp. acclimate SPS and other corals.....

 

[dreamweaver]

Acclimated fish are apparently doing fine - although one of the Percula Clownfish is not as active as the rest..... For the Red Knobby Starfish, I followed the instruction sheet - floated bag for 30 minutes - then released.... He's ALL over my tank! Guess it's a go!
Thanks for your kind responses.... I will definitely keep it in mind on my next go round.....

 

[ophiura]

Seastars take up to a month to show signs of acclimation shock. Rarely do they show it immediately I am afraid.