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lilacben | 12:13 Tue 12th Mar 2013 | Pets

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I have got a second fish tank now and want to put my fish from one tank to the other.? Have settled the new tank in and have a few fish in there. Will I have to put the old fish in a bag and put them in with new ones/tank like you do when you buy new one. or can I just transfer them over.? many thanks

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Canary42

Safer to use the bag method, straight transfer is still risky as water conditions not necessarily identical.

Health Warning: I speak from book-learning, not experience.

divegirl

Hey hun, Canary is right. You still need to acclimatise the fish... both temperature and water. Put the fish in water from their tank into a bag and float it, you can add a cup full or two from the new tank. Leave for 20 mins then add them in.
Also, watch your bio load... you can add some of the old media [sponges] from the old filter to the new one to help it 'seed'... the older the better, just rinse it in old tank water and chuck it in.

Lisa x

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Thankyou very much. I will now transfer them as you said. Brenda xx

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