masonv said:
Yes they are being shipped!
I have read and told by the LFS's the following: You should set the bags in the tank to acclimate the temperature. After that you should add 1 cup of tank water to bag every 4 minutes until bag is full. Then you should pour half the bag of water out ( not into tank), and repeat the process over again.
Is this not what everyone else does.
It's a matter of personal preference with some as to how to add shipped fish.
Some points to ponder
here (near the bottom of the article).
Personally, I don't see the point of drip acclimating, maybe I'm missing something.
If the tank water is higher in hardness and pH, you risk poisoning your fish by making the ammonia present in the bag water toxic.
If the water in the tank and bag are similar, why bother dripping in the first place?
Regardless of how you add your fish, never add bag water to your tank. It can contain a sedative that could wipe out your beneficial bacteria.