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How to deal with the fish bought online and what to do when the new fish enters the tank

Marie Schrader
2021-01-31 04:05:48
When the fish bought online arrives at home, it should be disinfected first to prevent it from entering the fish tank with harmful bacteria and causing other fish in the tank to get sick. After that, the water should be overheated, so that it can adapt to the temperature and water body of the fish tank. After entering the fish tank, they should rest for a period of time, during which they do not need to be fed, and they should avoid disturbing it. After adapting to the environment, they can be raised normally.
How to deal with the fish bought online and what to do when the new fish enters the tank

1. the fish body disinfection

net buys the fish to arrive at home, first must carry on the disinfection treatment. Because fish may carry some harmful bacteria, if they are not treated and put in the fish tank, they may be brought into the tank, thus affecting healthy fish. The method of disinfection is very simple, it only needs to be soaked in potassium permanganate solution with low concentration for a while.

2. after the

completion of disinfection, it is necessary to let the fish overheat the water, because there is a certain difference between the original water environment and the water temperature and quality of the fish tank, if the fish is directly put in, it may feel uncomfortable, or even produce stress reactions. Therefore, first put the fish and the bag slowly from the top of the fish tank, then wait for the water temperature to be the same, then exchange the water in the fish tank and the bag, repeat five times to remove the bag.

Even after too warm water, the fish may still panic after entering the new environment, so it should rest for a week after entering the tank, during which it should not be disturbed, otherwise it may affect its health. Also, don't feed him, he won't eat until he gets used to the environment.

4.

After the fish have adapted to the environment, they can be raised normally. First of all, we should feed it regularly and use more closed feed, so that it is easier to accept. Then we should pay attention to changing water and keeping the water clean and hygienic, which is also very helpful to their health. In addition, the temperature should be well controlled. If it is tropical fish, the water temperature should be kept above 20 degrees Celsius.

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