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Prepare a mature biological filter for the quarantine system when possible. Benefits: Provides a stable environment without exposure to toxins such as ammonia.
Adjust the pH and temperature in the quarantine tank to match those at the retailer or the shipping water when possible. Benefits: The fish can be immediately removed from the transport bag and allowed to swim in oxygenated water. This reduces stress and helps fish to remove lactate acid and ammonia from their body. This also allows for slow acclimation to changes in pH and temperature over days rather than minutes or hours.
Employ hyposaline conditions. Benefits: Proactive approach to external parasites, and counteracts osmotic dysfunction due to the stress of transport and handling.
Use dim lighting or red light. Benefits: Prevents photo shock and has a calming effect on fish.
Avoid removing fish from their native environment (water) and the use of nets. Benefits: Water to water transfer with the use of clear plastic bags or specimen containers prevents stress, gill collapse, lactate acid build-up, and reduces injuries.
Get the fish out off shipment water and into clean oxygenated water immediately. Benefits: Allowing fish to swim in oxygenated water away from toxins reduces stress, helps reduce stress hormones in the bloodstream, helps fish remove toxins from their body and provides oxygen essential to osmoregulation and other bodily processes.
Add a polymer such as found in Pro Tech Coat Marine™ or StressGuard™ (polyvinylpyrrolidone) to the quarantine tank. Benefits: Protects wounds and aids in osmoregulation.
Use Beta glucan, vitamins and Omega-3 fatty acids. Benefits: Beta glucan enhances immune function, while vitamins and Omega-3 fatty acids help alleviate stress and speed recovery.
Withhold feeding for 24 hours. Benefits: Metabolic energy is directed toward functions essential to immediate survival such as regaining normal homeostasis.
Slow acclimation to changes in temperature and pH. Benefits: Less stressful on fish than quicker acclimation and should improve survival.
Handy equipment for acclimation and quarantine
Poly Filter™ by Poly Bio Marine (Chemical filtration pad).
PVC pipe for hiding places
Food grade Rubbermaid™ container
Refractometer
Clear poly bags and specimen containers
Beta glucan
Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (Selcon™)
Vitamins
Temp Gun™
pH test or probe
Non-calcareous sand
Polymer such as found in StressGuard™ and Pro Tech Coat Marine™
Magnifying glass
Test kits for ammonia, copper, etc.
Medications
Adjust the pH and temperature in the quarantine tank to match those at the retailer or the shipping water when possible. Benefits: The fish can be immediately removed from the transport bag and allowed to swim in oxygenated water. This reduces stress and helps fish to remove lactate acid and ammonia from their body. This also allows for slow acclimation to changes in pH and temperature over days rather than minutes or hours.
Employ hyposaline conditions. Benefits: Proactive approach to external parasites, and counteracts osmotic dysfunction due to the stress of transport and handling.
Use dim lighting or red light. Benefits: Prevents photo shock and has a calming effect on fish.
Avoid removing fish from their native environment (water) and the use of nets. Benefits: Water to water transfer with the use of clear plastic bags or specimen containers prevents stress, gill collapse, lactate acid build-up, and reduces injuries.
Get the fish out off shipment water and into clean oxygenated water immediately. Benefits: Allowing fish to swim in oxygenated water away from toxins reduces stress, helps reduce stress hormones in the bloodstream, helps fish remove toxins from their body and provides oxygen essential to osmoregulation and other bodily processes.
Add a polymer such as found in Pro Tech Coat Marine™ or StressGuard™ (polyvinylpyrrolidone) to the quarantine tank. Benefits: Protects wounds and aids in osmoregulation.
Use Beta glucan, vitamins and Omega-3 fatty acids. Benefits: Beta glucan enhances immune function, while vitamins and Omega-3 fatty acids help alleviate stress and speed recovery.
Withhold feeding for 24 hours. Benefits: Metabolic energy is directed toward functions essential to immediate survival such as regaining normal homeostasis.
Slow acclimation to changes in temperature and pH. Benefits: Less stressful on fish than quicker acclimation and should improve survival.
Handy equipment for acclimation and quarantine
Poly Filter™ by Poly Bio Marine (Chemical filtration pad).
PVC pipe for hiding places
Food grade Rubbermaid™ container
Refractometer
Clear poly bags and specimen containers
Beta glucan
Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (Selcon™)
Vitamins
Temp Gun™
pH test or probe
Non-calcareous sand
Polymer such as found in StressGuard™ and Pro Tech Coat Marine™
Magnifying glass
Test kits for ammonia, copper, etc.
Medications