On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 02:35:57 GMT, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote:

And if you did or didn't quarantine, was the pond's pH & temperature
similar to the water where they had been? If not, they're possibly
suffering from transport and transplant shock. Most come out of it, if
they're healthy, but it's nice to have started them in a Q-tank and
adjusted them slowly to your water parameters while you're checking their
health out. It's also a good idea to only add no more than 2 fish at a
time, so you don't overwhelm the filter. And yes, it is normal for them to
swim around normally those first few hours, and then become affected by the
conditions.


OK, I have a question here....

Let's say I ordered 3 Orfes mailorder (I did), and let's say I want to
quarantine them for a while when they arrive (I do).

How can I "adjusted them slowly to (my) water parameters" when they
arrive here in a plastic bag of water?

Seems to me that if I fill a container with pond water, they are still
getting shocked as soon as they go in, whether it's a small "Q" tank
or the pond itself? Same water, isn't it?

OTOH, the water they arrive in is too little to keep them in for any
length of time, so you have to put them in -something- that isn't the
same as what they are used to, so....

What am I missing here?

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