I don't understand what's up with people putting fish in buckets every time they clean their aquariums. In my opinion, if you have an established system, you can perform routine maintenance without having to take out any fish from your tank. Here are some recommendations to diminish stress on fish while changing water or decorations:
1. Use %26quot;Stress Coat%26quot; (from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals) to replace natural slime coating on fish.
2. I always start on one side of the tank so that fish can move to the other side while I'm siphoning gravel and changing decorations. After finishing the first half, then I continue cleaning the other half.
3. Remove decorations and move things around using aquarium tongs. Avoid submerging your whole arm inside the tank unless you have a big aquarium. Always use gloves.
4. Avoid extreme abrupt movements or tapping the glass since fish get stressed out with these interventions.
5. If you need to transfer your fish, always use soft mesh nets. Avoid chasing fish with one net in order to catch them. Use a very large net on one side and a smaller one on the other.
6. Long Handled Scrapers are ideal to clean algae on tank's internal surface without touching the water.
7. New water and old aquarium water should have similar temperatures to diminish shock. If possible, prepare new water (including conditioners and additives) in a separate container at least 24 hours before starting to clean your tank.
I hope these suggestions helps you during your cleaning routine.How do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
Fill a container with the water from your tank, transfer the fish to the container. drain the tank. Wipe it out very well without chemicals or soap. Refill the tank put in your chemicals and place the fish in a bag of the water from the first tank and set it in the aquarium until they adjust to the temp. then put them in the fresh/clean water,they should be ok.How do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
get a big bucket and fill it with not to hot / cold water
i have fish they stay aliveHow do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
The gravel has a lot of beneficial bacteria in it if it has been in there for a while. If you remove all the it and put new gravel in, your tank will go through a big cycle. The way to minimize it is to leave all the water in and remove only the gravel and ornaments, don't touch the filter. Let the tank sit for a week, then add the new gravel and ornaments. Wait another week, and then do a regular water change. If you fish are healthy, they should do ok.
CheersHow do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
PUT EM IN A BUCKET FILLED WITH WATER FROM THE TANK,
SAVE AS MUCH OF THE TANK WATER AS YOU CAN
YOUR FISH ARE ALREADY UPSET BECAUSE THEY'RE IN A GLASS CAGE
DO YOUR REDECORATING THEN PUT THE FISH AND WATER BACK IN
USE WARM WATER TO FINISH FILLING TANKHow do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
What you need to do is protect your biological bacteria.
By changing your gravel you will be getting rid of allot of this.
The fish you can just put into buckets.
Your filter media which houses most of the biological bacteria you want to also put in a bucket, with the tank water.
If you have one put an air stone in there for oxygen.
Have all your gravel and decorations ready and to go and do the change as quick as possible.
Once the tank is filled back up let it run about 45 minutes before putting the fish back.
keep an eye on your ammonia and nitrite levels and feed your fish every other day for a few weeks.
edit: torres...great answer, wrong question!How do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
you can put same water of the old one into something and put the fisn in and then change the aquarium and put in it whatever you wantHow do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
YOU NEED TO SIT THEM DOWN AND EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE TERMS THAT IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING....THAT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, AND WHEN IT'S OVER THEY'LL FIND OUT THAT IT REALLY WASN'T AS BAD AS THEY MIGHT HAVE ONCE THOUGHT, AND EVENTUALLY LEARN TO NOT JUST GET USED TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT BUT EMBRACE IT!How do i change the aquarium without upsetting the fish?
just whisper sweet nothings in their little fish ears as you change it.
