Introducing Fish To A New Tank?

[dannym]

Omg i cant believe how big my 2 plecs have got, i have only had them around 3 weeks and they have gone from about 1 inch to nearly 4 inches, its weird i never noticed until i got home from work tonight & thought S**T! they obviously grow very quick, i need that tank quick smart!

Oh and when i get my upgraded tank (hoping on a 300 litre) how shall i introduce my fish into it, do i empty the contents of my old tank into the new one and then just top up with treated water then add the fish?..

And i heard from browsing this forum that the bigger the tank is the easier the water changes are

How is this possible as a 300L holds considerably more water than my pathetic 60L

Edit* Does adding water that is room temp to a tank stress the fish? and if so is there a way to heat the water up before adding it to the tank?..

Thanks all

Danny.

 

[Musho3210]

dont worry about preheating water unless your doing a big big big water change.

Just fill the new tank with water, then put the fish you are transfering into a bucket of old tank water, then just acclimate them the same way you acclimated them when you first bought the fish.

Water changes are harder and/or longer in big tank, but bigger tanks are easier to keep stable.

 

[invader]

The reason that big tanks are easier, is basically because they take longer to get "dirty" because there is such a large water volume in comparison to smaller tanks.

I hope that helps... Try to think of it as having a glass of water and a bucket of water. When you add a drop of dye to each, the glass has a darker color and the bucket has barely changed. The bucket, which holds more water, requires more dye to become darker. Same principles as a fish tank.

EDIT: Ok, I'm not sure if I answered what you were really asking. They're not too hard to change, unless you are using the bucket and siphon method.