I just started a saltwater aquarium 20gallon L tank.
It's almost four months since I started preparing this tank for a saltwater environment.
Anyway for the last six, possibly eight weeks now, I've had a juvenile maroon clownfish in my tank.
Now I am not saying I am offering this fish right now. What I am saying is, unfortunately, I might have to give up this fish, because I might move at some point in the future, and the job I might be getting doesn't really cater to aquarist needs, because it might require frequent travel, and I think we all know when transporting fish anywhere, to do it the right way, takes planning and consideration, meaning too much time for the work environment I might join, where things happen at a moments notice.
I'm really upset about it anyway, but feeling like I am the parent here, I feel I have to try to be responsible for my fish. I thought about giving it to a pet shop, but I don't trust these places to take care of it, as I trust other aquarists would do so.
The fish is just one. Meaning I have no other fish in this tank. It is young, and besides a few invertebrates in the tank, it is alone.
So basically I have two main questions for you.
I am presently using a canister filter 106 and a HOB filter meant for a 30 gallon, as well as a small powerhead, and bubble wall to bring oxygen into this tank, I also have about 18lbs of live rock in the tank, (which has grown algae on all of them. (Essentially green), so I think this fish is alright. My salinity right now is about 1.028 and my ph is about 8.0, nitrate level is about 25-30ppm, but I plan on doing a new water change (about 20 to 25% of the water) tomorrow. Temperature of my tank is between 81 to 82 degrees. I have been feeding it flake food (which yes I heard is not the best) but it is by ocean nutrition, and tetramarine saltwater flakes.
Anyway for what I can do I am pointing out that I am doing my best to keep this fish happy and healthy.
As far as I can tell this fish has no parasites or diseases of any kind, so I don't think you have to worry about introducing it to present tank mates.
Anyway so I have two main questions,for you because if I decide to do this, I am giving you this fish for free.
1. What type of environment (if interested) are you planning on introducing this fish into, (i.e., size of the tank; how long has the tank been around; average salinity; temperature; introducing it in a empty tank, or do you plan or have tank mates already in it?; what type of tank mates if you have some or plan on getting?; do you plan to introduce it to a fish only tank, or fish and reef tank? If you have corals what type or anemones?)
I guess I just want to hope that it will have a good home if I finally decide I have to give it away. Lastly, when I cycled my present tank, I did it using a fishless cycle. I did not purchase the fish I have, until it was determined by me and staff at Manhattan aquariums that my tank was cycled.
2. I am really trying to avoid this situation, so I am asking, for people who had to leave where they presently live, for whatever reason or due to work, say several states or even across the entire country, were there ways that you tried to bring your fish with you?
I tried to find policies on bringing fish with me in airplanes, but I couldn't seem to find a-lot of information regarding specifically on transporting personal fish?
Secondly, since this fish is a saltwater one, and I don't want to use it to begin the cycle of a new tank somewhere else, (as that can be damaging to the fish), I'm wondering for people who had to move, you bought a new tank first and had your new tank cycle for say at least one month before putting in your fish in the new tank?
Lastly, I am wondering if using a cooler to transport my fish (especially during a cold season, like the one we are having in NYC right now) with hand warmers to try to keep it warm is sufficient to transport this fish either via car or plane transport for several hours).
I am also wondering where I can purchase for a small price one fish bag, to help with transport?
Ok anyway thanks for any suggestions, as I do not want to do this, but as I said sometimes due to changing financial circumstances I am assuming that caring and responsible (and lets call them what they are, fish caretakers) have had to make these hard decisions.
Thank you
It's almost four months since I started preparing this tank for a saltwater environment.
Anyway for the last six, possibly eight weeks now, I've had a juvenile maroon clownfish in my tank.
Now I am not saying I am offering this fish right now. What I am saying is, unfortunately, I might have to give up this fish, because I might move at some point in the future, and the job I might be getting doesn't really cater to aquarist needs, because it might require frequent travel, and I think we all know when transporting fish anywhere, to do it the right way, takes planning and consideration, meaning too much time for the work environment I might join, where things happen at a moments notice.
I'm really upset about it anyway, but feeling like I am the parent here, I feel I have to try to be responsible for my fish. I thought about giving it to a pet shop, but I don't trust these places to take care of it, as I trust other aquarists would do so.
The fish is just one. Meaning I have no other fish in this tank. It is young, and besides a few invertebrates in the tank, it is alone.
So basically I have two main questions for you.
I am presently using a canister filter 106 and a HOB filter meant for a 30 gallon, as well as a small powerhead, and bubble wall to bring oxygen into this tank, I also have about 18lbs of live rock in the tank, (which has grown algae on all of them. (Essentially green), so I think this fish is alright. My salinity right now is about 1.028 and my ph is about 8.0, nitrate level is about 25-30ppm, but I plan on doing a new water change (about 20 to 25% of the water) tomorrow. Temperature of my tank is between 81 to 82 degrees. I have been feeding it flake food (which yes I heard is not the best) but it is by ocean nutrition, and tetramarine saltwater flakes.
Anyway for what I can do I am pointing out that I am doing my best to keep this fish happy and healthy.
As far as I can tell this fish has no parasites or diseases of any kind, so I don't think you have to worry about introducing it to present tank mates.
Anyway so I have two main questions,for you because if I decide to do this, I am giving you this fish for free.
1. What type of environment (if interested) are you planning on introducing this fish into, (i.e., size of the tank; how long has the tank been around; average salinity; temperature; introducing it in a empty tank, or do you plan or have tank mates already in it?; what type of tank mates if you have some or plan on getting?; do you plan to introduce it to a fish only tank, or fish and reef tank? If you have corals what type or anemones?)
I guess I just want to hope that it will have a good home if I finally decide I have to give it away. Lastly, when I cycled my present tank, I did it using a fishless cycle. I did not purchase the fish I have, until it was determined by me and staff at Manhattan aquariums that my tank was cycled.
2. I am really trying to avoid this situation, so I am asking, for people who had to leave where they presently live, for whatever reason or due to work, say several states or even across the entire country, were there ways that you tried to bring your fish with you?
I tried to find policies on bringing fish with me in airplanes, but I couldn't seem to find a-lot of information regarding specifically on transporting personal fish?
Secondly, since this fish is a saltwater one, and I don't want to use it to begin the cycle of a new tank somewhere else, (as that can be damaging to the fish), I'm wondering for people who had to move, you bought a new tank first and had your new tank cycle for say at least one month before putting in your fish in the new tank?
Lastly, I am wondering if using a cooler to transport my fish (especially during a cold season, like the one we are having in NYC right now) with hand warmers to try to keep it warm is sufficient to transport this fish either via car or plane transport for several hours).
I am also wondering where I can purchase for a small price one fish bag, to help with transport?
Ok anyway thanks for any suggestions, as I do not want to do this, but as I said sometimes due to changing financial circumstances I am assuming that caring and responsible (and lets call them what they are, fish caretakers) have had to make these hard decisions.
Thank you