Acclimitising Fish After A Long Journey

[Uriel]

I ordered some fish off the internet that are being sent to me, overnight courier. I was going to use the drip method to acclimitise them but wondered if there was anything particular i should bear in mind when acclimitising them after such a long journey.

They are wild caught corydoras that have been kept in HMA water.

 

[fatheadminnow]

The drip method will be fine.

Don't subject them to bright light right away, that can be very stressful for them.

Al the best.
-FHM

 

[fluttermoth]

Fatheadminnow makes a very good point about the light being stressful.

I wrap mine in a towel as I take them out of the box, and keep the tank, bucket or whatever wrapped up as I acclimitise them. DON'T be tempted to take the bags out, lift them up and have a good look at them. I killed the first lot of fish I bought online by doing that

Take everything very, very slowly and gently and you'll be fine

 

[waterdrop]

Agree with everything said above, sounds very similar to what I've done myself and also Uriel it's good you already knew you'd be doing drip method! Good luck with it, a fair amount of it is beyond any of our control and so we'll have our fingers crossed for you. WD