Hi everyone,
My new tank is cycled, and being all excited I ordered some amano and red cherry shrimp which will arrive tomorrow.
I was all set to 'plop and drop' as per Rachel O'Leary et al, but having read more on here last night, most people seem to do some kind of acclimation...which I've not really prepared for
I have hard water, and a tank pH that has settled out at 7.2
I have dechlorinator ready to go, but nothing like Prime to combat ammonia in the bag they come in. I do also have a length of air pipe, net, and plenty of buckets/containers if I need to go down that route.
I'm aware there are varied opinions on acclimation, but if anyone has experience/knowledge of doing this with similar water parameters I'd be grateful for any comment, being a total newbie.
Thanks!!
My new tank is cycled, and being all excited I ordered some amano and red cherry shrimp which will arrive tomorrow.
I was all set to 'plop and drop' as per Rachel O'Leary et al, but having read more on here last night, most people seem to do some kind of acclimation...which I've not really prepared for
I have hard water, and a tank pH that has settled out at 7.2
I have dechlorinator ready to go, but nothing like Prime to combat ammonia in the bag they come in. I do also have a length of air pipe, net, and plenty of buckets/containers if I need to go down that route.
I'm aware there are varied opinions on acclimation, but if anyone has experience/knowledge of doing this with similar water parameters I'd be grateful for any comment, being a total newbie.
Thanks!!