Just bought a fish from a dealer. Salinity in bag is only 23 ppt!...how slowly should I acclimate?

[livinlifeinBKK]

I just got a beautiful Triangulum Butterfly fish and got it home to start acclimating it. After floating the bag to equalize temp I checked the salinity of the water in the bag and it's only 23 ppt! How slowly should I acclimate it to the 34 ppt in my tank? Any tricks?

 

[A Young Reefer]

Drip acclimating is the least stressful way I see. However it might take a long period of time.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I

Drip acclimating is the least stressful way I see. However it might take a long period of time.

M about an hour in and up to about 29 ppt...slow enough?

 

[A Young Reefer]

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M about an hour in and up to about 29 ppt...slow enough?

Looks good to me, only way you can tell is by looking at the fishes behaviour. It will let you know if it’s not doing well.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I just got him in there and he seems fine

 

[A Young Reefer]

Pictures please once he settles in!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Pictures please once he settles in!

He's still getting used to things but here are a couple pics

 

[A Young Reefer]

Beautiful looking specimen!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Beautiful looking specimen!

Thanks! And just in case you were wondering, I think being in a small mature tank at first will help him settle in to the aquarium life and learn to eat different foods other than coral easier than a traditional QT.