Do you use an acclimation box?

Ocean’s Piece · Feb 20, 2022

Hi everyone! Do you use a fish acclimation box before you introduce new fish/inhabitants to your reef tank? Let me know why or why not. In my latest video, I show you how I introduce my new clownfish, cleaner shrimp, conch snail, and other snails to my tank. I use acclimation box now because it reduces the initial aggression of adding a new fish and it sets the pecking order before things could potentially get bad, like it did with some of my other fish. Also SHOW ME YOUR CLOWNS, CLEANER SHRIMP, AND/OR CONCH SNAILS!!

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blaxsun · Feb 20, 2022

I don't, no. Maybe I should, but the transition has probably been stressful enough - so I generally acclimate and introduce them to the tank ASAP - and let them make new fish friends right away.

Ocean’s Piece · Feb 20, 2022

blaxsun said:
I don't, no. Maybe I should, but the transition has probably been stressful enough - so I generally acclimate and introduce them to the tank ASAP - and let them make new fish friends right away.

In most cases, this method works for sure. I’ve just had bad history with adding fish, so better safe than sorry. When I added my first pair of clownfish, everything went well for a week until the clownfish started forcing the royal gramma I had into a corner and pecked at it. May have been a bad batch, but after that, I had to get one. I should have used it on my Midas blenny when I first added him, but I was hesitant because of how big he was. The pecking order was definitely flipped once he was added, and not smoothly. Until I added my new clownfish, there were about 20 accounts of tail nipping on my royal gramma over the course of 6 months. After I added my clownfish, things are at a perfect balance.

blaxsun · Feb 20, 2022

I've got a lot of hiding spaces in my tank. Literally dozens and dozens of caves, tunnels, ledges, etc. More often than not the new fish just come and introduce themselves.