just ordered a pair of dragon pipefish, acclimation ?

[Nimitz87]

I know they can't be QT'd ( copper), but this is the first time I've ordered live stock, do I drip acclimate? or float and add them.

I also ordered a brine shrimp hatchery, and the tank is full of pods, I've done decent bit of homework, just not sure on the acclimation.

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Why cant pipefish be quarantined?

 

[vlangel]

Pipefish and seahorses are related. Seahorses should never be drip acclimated. Instead their still closed bag should temperature acclimated. A cup of water should be removed from their bag and a cup of tank water should be added. Do this every 5 minutes and after a total of 20 minutes release them into their tank. I did this with Ocean Rider banded pipes and they did fine.

 

[Nimitz87]

Pipefish and seahorses are related. Seahorses should never be drip acclimated. Instead their still closed bag should temperature acclimated. A cup of water should be removed from their bag and a cup of tank water should be added. Do this every 5 minutes and after a total of 20 minutes release them into their tank. I did this with Ocean Rider banded pipes and they did fine.

thanks that's exactly what I needed.

also to the other poster then can be QT'd with chlorquine phosphate iirc. but no copper.