Most fish keepers like to
introduce new fish to their aquariums. Anyway, when we introduce new fish into
our aquarium, there are a few things to be concerned about because sometimes
diseases can also be introduced into the aquarium with our new fish. If such a
thing happens, that could be a very sad ending to our aquarium. This article
gives you some tips to avoid that kind of situation. These tips will help you
to avoid the unnecessary problems that can harm your aquarium once you
introduce new fish.
Tip 1
[Maintain a separate quarantine tank]
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| Figure 1: Sample Quarantine Tank |
Quarantine is not a new word to us anymore with this pandemic. Maintaining a quarantine tank in a separate place is very important to every fish keeper. Without introducing fish or any live plants directly into your main aquarium the best way is to add your new fish to the quarantine tank and keep them there for at least 10 days. During this time period, you can monitor them carefully for disease symptoms or diseases. If you find any then you can treat them by keeping them in that quarantine tank until they get well. If you did not find any suspicious behavior or disease then you can introduce them into your main aquarium. This will be a safe process to keep your main aquarium healthy.
Also, it is better to prepare the quarantine tank at least 1 day before you add the fish into it. Because this allows us to condition the water in the tank which will be very convenient for our fish.
Tip 2
[Keep separate equipment and place for quarantine tanks]
Do not use the same equipment (fishnets, baskets, cleaning equipment, plants, etc.…) for quarantine tanks and for your main aquariums. Even it is better to keep your quarantine tank or tanks in a totally separate place. Even not only that you have to be careful not to mix any drop of water from the quarantine tanks with other tanks. This very important point that you should keep in your mind.
Tip 3
[Float the bag for 15 minutes]
When you add the new fish to the quarantine tank, the best method is to make the fish bag float in the water before untying the bag and releasing the fish into the water. We do this process to tally the water temperature in the fish bag and the water temperature of the tank because fish are very sensitive to temperature. Sudden temperature changes can be harmful to fish.
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| Figure 2: float the fish bag in the tank (Source: https://www.thegoldfishbowl.co.uk/fish/fish-clinic/releasing-new-fish) |
Tip 4
[Don’t pour the water in the bag into the quarantine tank]
When you add new fish into the quarantine tank it is better to introduce fish separately rather than pouring the water in the bag with the fish into the quarantine tank. Because there can be germs and harmful bacteria in the water contained in the fish bag which can harm the fish. Therefore it is better not to pour that water into the quarantine tank.
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| Figure 3: Catching the fish in the bag from a net. (Source: https://www.thegoldfishbowl.co.uk/fish/fish-clinic/releasing-new-fish) |
Tip 5
[Don’t feed the fish for at least 24 hours]
It is better to keep the newly
added fish without feeding for at least 24 hours. This won’t harm the fish. We
have to give them some time to acclimate to the environment. After 24 hours you
can start feeding in the normal way.
If you follow the above tips
properly when you are introducing new fish into your aquarium you can keep an
attractive and healthy aquarium in your home without any disappointments.
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