So Excited!!!!

[Lively]

I'm staring obsessively at the road... seraching for any UPS sign, a trail of dust a flash of brown (anyone else thinking Dune right now? lol)

I'm getting 6 Electric Blue JD's this morning!!!! My first fish shipment by mail I feel like a kid just getting up and waiting for Mom and Dad to put on thier slippers so I can tear downstairs and open my Christmas presents!!!!

 

[iamzrad]

Cool!!!!

 

[F8LBITE]

I love getting fish shipped in!!! My coworkers think im a weirdo cuz I get freaked out looking for the truck. Then I gotta take off and Medivac them home!!!! My boss is really cool about it.

 

[Lively]

*pouting* It's 10:35 and they aren't here... was to be 10:30 at latest. Calling UPS now...

 

[longstocking]

you should get your shipping money refunded then.

 

[Lively]

Noon for my area... sigh.

That's cool that your boss is good about that. I had a boss that let me keep baby birds in the office. My cat had taken down the nest and they had to be fed every hour - he was a cool boss.

 

[Cartel]

My first fish shipment was fun too. I get them delivered to work sometimes too then jet home durng lunch. A couple coworkers keep fish the rest are all wtf is that a fish about it.

 

[Jumbie]

I also have a fish shipment coming in today!!! :lol:

 

[dogofwar]

I usually have the shipments held at the UPS shipping center/post office near my office.

That way they're available earlier and aren't bouncing around in the back of the hot/cold delivery truck. Oh yeah, and a box of fish doesn't just show up for my wife to find

 

[Lively]

:character0272:Got mine!!!!

Hard to see the colors in blue water - but they are all fine and fiesty - trying to jump out of the bucket!! Acclimating them now, driving me batty that it takes so darn long... I want them in my tank NOW! lol

 

[Lively]

I usually have the shipments held at the UPS shipping center/post office near my office.

That way they're available earlier and aren't bouncing around in the back of the hot/cold delivery truck. Oh yeah, and a box of fish doesn't just show up for my wife to find

Actually, I considered that - but the centers are either in Chantilly or Winchester. Both are a good hour from me either in distance or because of traffic.

Hubby doesn't give me much grief about my fish.. yet lol

 

[dogofwar]

Not sure what others do but I don't acclimate fish that have been shipped to me: open the bag, pour the fish into and net and the nasty shipping water into a bucket...and straight into the quarantine tank.

Getting them out of shipping water is job #1. I've had good luck with this approach.

:character0272:Got mine!!!!

Hard to see the colors in blue water - but they are all fine and fiesty - trying to jump out of the bucket!! Acclimating them now, driving me batty that it takes so darn long... I want them in my tank NOW! lol

 

[crazyclowntang]

pictures please!!!!

 

[maddog10]

All I do is float the bag to get the temps the same. Drain the shipping water and into the Q-tank.

 

[lonlangione]

I use the "Han's method of acclimation" Get em outta the bag and into the tank........ I did it with a shipment of fish from Singapore and out of 450 fish I lost 2. For years I spent an hour or two mixing water or dripping water into the fish. After hearing Han's speak about how he acclimates his discus, I have been doing it this way ever since. No losses. It makes sense to get them outta that shipping water as soon as possible.


Lonny

 

[dogofwar]

I guess I belong to the Hans School of fish acclimation as well

I use the "Han's method of acclimation" Get em outta the bag and into the tank........ I did it with a shipment of fish from Singapore and out of 450 fish I lost 2. For years I spent an hour or two mixing water or dripping water into the fish. After hearing Han's speak about how he acclimates his discus, I have been doing it this way ever since. No losses. It makes sense to get them outta that shipping water as soon as possible.


Lonny

 

[crazyclowntang]

I belong to the HANS school I guess too, take'em right out the bag and into the tank.

 

[Lively]

Well, I have joined the Hans club! lol Pics on the way, downloading from my camera now. All are lovely (now i can see the colors) two have the promise of being exceptional!! Off to photoshop!

 

[Julie]

I've braved the ridicule and stone throwing at me for years for my *Hail Mary* method for acclimatizing fish. So named because tho we used to take our time acclimatizing fish over hours, the fish that were DYING IN THE BAG needed a chance.. so I'd just toss them in the tank... hence Hail Mary, full of grace...

Then I decided that it worked so well for them, I do it for all the fish now. IF they are extremely cold, I will float them, and in general I open boxes, float the bags in the tanks they are going to, just to get to all the bags as fast as possible in case there are any *emergencies* as it can take hours to unbag fish sometimes!

But... congrats Lively... glad they came in great shape!

 

[Pat Kelly]

"Hans" method here too.

Seldom loose anything when using this.

Get them out of the amonia and into fresh is my moto