New Dragnett

[dbalkema]

Ok, So I have had another Saltwater Tank for about a year now. I decided to buy a Dragnett from SWF and I have acclimated him for about 3 and a half hours using the drip method. When i started the drip method, I noticed some kind of think liquid hanging on to him. It's about 2 inches. Anyway, I finished the drip method and put him in the tank but he isn't moving around and his side fins aren't moving. Should I just leave him a lone and see what happens or should I be worried?

 

[meekel454]

probably just stressed, correct me if i'm wrong but they do have a slime coat maybe that's what u saw ( for some reason maybe it was produceing a lot, really have no idea just throwing it out there )
good luck.
i got a flame angel today and he/she is doing great eating exploring the whole tank ( 90gal )

 

[mudplayerx]

I don't drip acclimate fish that are shipped. They generally need to get out of the bag asap from ammonia buildup. Also, if the ph in your drip water is higher than the ph of the bag by a large degree, it can make the ammonia in the bag kill the fish instantly.
I know I'm going to get flamed, but my opinion is float shipped fish for 45 mins - hour and let em out with no dripping.

 

[happyvac]

Your public profile says you have a 30g - that's not going to work. They need 100 lbs. of well-established LR

 

[meekel454]

generaly i would agree with the post about more lr however i have a 30g with a green spotted for two years, not saying it will work for him/her just saying it can work is all
also don't tell anyone but i floated the flame for 30min and let it out in a qt tank for 3 hours then put in the 90gal seems to be doing great swimming out in the open eating food

 

[reeffer]

Originally Posted by mudplayerx
I don't drip acclimate fish that are shipped. They generally need to get out of the bag asap from ammonia buildup. Also, if the ph in your drip water is higher than the ph of the bag by a large degree, it can make the ammonia in the bag kill the fish instantly.
I know I'm going to get flamed, but my opinion is float shipped fish for 45 mins - hour and let em out with no dripping.
i agree i didnt read past this but i have had bad luck with the drip, i float and add very small amounts of water with a baster. i lost one with a drip and have never lost one the other way. i also only buy from LFS, to make sure they eat and have been through QT. so the may be a complete waste...sorry

 

[mudplayerx]

Originally Posted by HappyVac
Your public profile says you have a 30g - that's not going to work. They need 100 lbs. of well-established LR

Very good guidelines, but not always the case. I think it more depends on how established your live rock is and how many fish you have. I only have 55-60 pounds of live rock in my 55 gallon, but only 2 small fish (the mandarin and a damsel). I've had the mandarin over a year now, and actually got him when he was starving at the lfs.

 

[happyvac]

Well, I guess that's always the case with SWF - for every "rule" there is a person who experienced success with just the opposite.
Just saying what I've heard as a good guideline. Good luck with it

 

[mudplayerx]

You gave a very good guideline and it should be repeated often when discussing Mandarins. They are my favorite fish and suffer much too often to manutrition and starvation.

 

[murph]

Originally Posted by mudplayerx
I don't drip acclimate fish that are shipped. They generally need to get out of the bag asap from ammonia buildup. Also, if the ph in your drip water is higher than the ph of the bag by a large degree, it can make the ammonia in the bag kill the fish instantly.
I know I'm going to get flamed, but my opinion is float shipped fish for 45 mins - hour and let em out with no dripping.

Yikes here I go with the Amquel again.
I seriously doubt this site ships fish without adding this or a similar product to the shipping container. Most likely overdosing a bit to provide for any delays in shipping and detoxify the rising levels of ammonia during shipping.
Since these products actually begin to work better as PH rises and will activate on any newly produced ammonia there should be no problems what so ever in acclimating the fish just how this site recommends.
The common mistake made this time of year is the bag is floated for temp acclimation and then a bucket is set on the floor for the drip. During the hour(s) long acclimation period the temp steadily goes down and the fish is then introduced to water much warmer than his acclimation bucket. While this is not as bad as tossing a fish into much colder water as opposed to warmer it can still cause problems.