General Question about drip Acclimation

[espkh9]

How long can you drip acclimate a fish in a 5 gallon foam box without having to use a power head ?
How long can a fish go with the proper levels of oxygen before you need to add a power head ?
thank you.

 

[espkh9]

bump

 

[olingerjccj]

You basically want to double the water, Drip for at least 15 mins

 

[espkh9]

it takes more than that if you follow swf.com acclimation process if you acclimate a fish for 2 hours with no PH or air stone in the water can the fish die.. i would assume not since you are acclimating it with oxygenated water.??

 

[michaeltx]

you are right if you were using saltwater that was just sitting in a bucket it would be low in oxygen but since you are pulling it out of the tank it has a lot of oxygen in there.
If you are worried and the fish seemed stressed you can agitate the top of the water with your hands or even an airstone. I wouldnt add a powerhead though it would be to much current for them to handle in that low of water volume. I would leave the airstone in though only for short time til the fish start to act normally again.
Mike

 

[espkh9]

ok thats what i was misunderstanding when acclimating fish i use swf.com's acclimation process works great.