Acclimating Wild Tropheus Colony - Tips

[J-WS6]

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I know man, that's a bummer. Will this prevent you from ever buying an Oceanic in the future?

[geoff_tropheus]

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I just dont trust any other builder for large tanks.  It will be really difficult for me to get another GLASS tank over 100 gallons and it not be Oceanic.

I think I am going to get another Tenecor Acrylic 300 gallon on my next upgrade.

http://www.tenecor.com/

[J-WS6]

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8)

I have a 40RR TruVu (eventually for a reef) and it seems like very nice quality to me.

[geoff_tropheus]

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http://www.truvuaquariums.com/ma00300t.html

[geoff_tropheus]

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http://www.truvuaquariums.com/ma00240l.html

[J-WS6]

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I can get you a better deal on that...shoot me a pm

[eklikewhoa]

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I'm guessing the one me and delock saw at Alex's place the other day is your old one?

[h0nkzz]

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Do we want to doze them with metro or clout for the 1st  few days ?

[imagirlgeek]

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We don't.  Meds can be stressful for fish, so the way I see it...why fix it if it isn't broken.   :wink:

[geoff_tropheus]

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Do not medicate.  You do not want to treat them if they are not sick.

Most importers will acclimate for several weeks prior to allowing sale of their fish.  Others do not, so you need to ask the seller/importer how long he has had the fish, and what they are eating.

If they fish will not eat the food the seller said they were eating, they are either completely full of it and lied to you, or there is a problem and then you need to start medicating.

For Bloat I always suggest CLOUT.  Metro only a medium effective, CLOUT's cocktail of Malachite Green, Metro, and a list of other 8 meds knocks it out fast.  Most fish are cured within 5 days using CLOUT, but I have medicated before 10-14 days.  Always medicate until all fish are eating.  If you get 1 or 2 that still will not eat, then you might consider moving them to Hospital tank and treat there.

That 150 gallon that is sitting up by the front Window is the tank that arrived first, that the trim is busted off it from where a Forklift hit it or something along that lines....pallet jack...or who knows..

[fshfrk]

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I have a 1/2 box(26) Moops  fish in a 75 gal. no problem. been lucky. do not recomend it. bigger 6 or 7 ft at least. the first couple weeks critical . watch them if a couple of fish are not eating use Jeff's clout treatment. only thing I do different is after 2 days or 3 days I also start to feed with pellets soaked in metro.  If they are not eating in the first 24 hrs, what you do after that will determine the out come.