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esarkipato · 10-18-2006, 08:57 PM

Not good. Not good at all, and definitely not normal. New fish always hide first....at least that's been my experience unless.....

I DON'T ACCLIMATE THEM CORRECTLY!

If you aren't familiar with drip acclimation, do a search for it. How did you transition them from the LFS to the tank? Did you dump the whole bag of water into the tank?

Your water may be "perfect", but the chances of it being 100% replica of the fish store's water is very slim. The fish need time to slowly adjust to the new water.

10-18-2006, 08:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
esarkipato Planted Tank Infatuated (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: W. Michigan Posts: 1,985	Not good. Not good at all, and definitely not normal. New fish always hide first....at least that's been my experience unless..... I DON'T ACCLIMATE THEM CORRECTLY! If you aren't familiar with drip acclimation, do a search for it. How did you transition them from the LFS to the tank? Did you dump the whole bag of water into the tank? Your water may be "perfect", but the chances of it being 100% replica of the fish store's water is very slim. The fish need time to slowly adjust to the new water. __________________ -Ernie 29 Gallon Tank: 110W PC Lights, Milwaukee MA957 CO2, Fluorite/Sand Substrate, Checked into E.I. Rehab MY RENA FILSTAR XP3 PIMPS ME! (#67)