how do i go about adding new fish to my tank????????

do i put it in a separate tank or can i add it directly, how long do i leave it in a different tank? can i add one of those little plexi boxes that hang on the inside of a tank that separate a fish from the rest of the tank. how do i go about it???? thanks in advance.

 

It's up to you if you want to quarentine the fish first. If the fish is active and has no spots on it in the LFS, then it should be ok. You will float the bag with the fish in it for 15 mins. Then you will open the bag and pour out half of the water in the bag. Take a coffee cup of water out of your tank, and pour in about 1/4 of the cup in the bag. Let the bag continue to float with the top of the bag hanging over the side to keep it still. Every 15 mins add another 1/4 of the cup. When all of the water in your cup has been put in the bag 1hr. let it float for 15 more mins. Then get the fish out with your net and let it go in the tank. Remember to cover the net with your hand, so the fish doesn't jump out of the net.
There is a way to do it with a air line, but I don't know that way.

 

agreed link the only thing i would do diffrent is float with out the lights on and add water in 30 min incremnts insted of 15 just to be on the safe side. also look into a hospital tank just in case of an ich outbreak or to treat an injured fish just my exp.

 

i plan on a small 5 or ten gallon tank with just a rock as a hospital tank.

 

That'll work just fine.

 

cool. thanks.

 

agreed, only segustion is to not have any rockor sandso it cant harbor any other diease from before any you ccan use pvc fot the fish or invertibrates to hide in

 

Good call rc mcwaters3, I didn't think about that

 

;D cool thanks