The Easiest and Cheapest Way to Acclimate Aquarium Fish!

Acclimating your aquarium fish to your fish tank can sometimes be a challenge. Follow these simple steps to create your own DIY drip acclimation device that is easy to use.
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Chapters of this video:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Why we need to acclimate fish
1:11 - Different methods
2:13 - Where I learned this method
3:22 - Supplies needed
4:38 - Steps to make acclimation cup
9:14 - How it works
10:39 - Summary/call-to-action
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[@TazawaTanks]

Here is the link to the Aquarium Co-Op video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJiUpmCOi7KIabM Link to container used: www.aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-catch-cup?_pos=1&_psq=container&_ss=e&_v=1.0 List of supplies: Cup, scissors, lighter, airline tubing, pliers, super glue, wire or paper clip, something to poke hole with.

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

I have just watched yours and Jimmy's visit to Ocean Aquarium. Justin is just incredible . The knowledge and experience he shared with all of us is priceless!! What an amazing story and aquarium store!! I can just imagine how much you learned visiting with him!! I really enjoyed you sharing this simple acclimation with us! Thank you Zenzo for another informative video!! Merry Christmas and a happy holidays to you! 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚🥰

[@johnwood738]

Next time I get a to go cup I will be making one of those! Thanks for posting.

[@kilrkitty0818]

I came for the DIY and Stayed for those Adorable Puffers 😍 jk the DIY was awesome too but I hope we get a in depth on the Peruvian puffers soon 🌊🐠

[@stevecox8066]

So easy, so helpful.

[@Lisa.Sparkman]

What a great idea 💡☺️ Now I have an excuse to get some deli food without feeling guilty for not cooking 😋

[@vivienleigh4640]

What a great idea! Thanks!

[@naegwut]

So good! I'm wearing extra medium sized shirts too 😉

[@wandaoshiro2014]

🌺Mahalo for sharing. That's kinda what I've been doing at home, when adding NeW Neocaridina Davidi shrimps, but using a two way valve. Use this method with disposable cups & containers for small fish & shrimps.

[@cichlid_kings]

Kudos. That's a great acclimation trick. 😎

[@dianaweiner5121]

This was awesome! Thanks!

[@adniels3n]

Now let's see you make one of those shrimps from a drinking straw!

[@TazawaTanks]

I know my limits! LOL

[@rfo23]

Brilliant and cheap idea!!!

[@sunriseeyes0]

Thank you for sharing how to make this! 🙏🏽💗

[@kerrypitt9789]

I usually acclimate my shrimp and fish I buy from places that use RO water. I like the idea of using a seperate container to hold the new aquarium water. I have in the past, not done this and simply stuck the tubing in my aquarium with a needle valve on it. The container makes up for my forgetful mind! Thanks Zenzo!

[@aquaticaddictionmedia]

Very cool Zenzo! Thanks for sharing that tip!

[@jimmygimbal]

:) helllo my friend. Here to show support and give you all my watch time. ❤️

[@TazawaTanks]

Haha! Thanks buddy! 🥰

[@dalekopp3309]

Thanks for sharing that little hack. Much appreciated!

[@thesingingshrink]

Thank you for sharing this! I watched the Ocean video and was so curious about the acclimation drip cup!

[@opercula]

Great demo !! Secondly I really enjoyed your video/interview with Justin at Ocean Aquarium. He and his wife are true gems !!

[@wendihamlett105]

Great idea! Thanks

[@paulelliott6206]

I use a16 ounce water bottle that I cut the top off. And then I used an airline valve to adjust the flow, so no melting necessary 🤙🏻

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thats a great tip👍👍

[@phreakerbythespeaker9902]

Very innovative!!

[@aquarialife8418]

Helpful. Thx 💕

[@rajavenkateswararao9000]

this technique is simple & easy to try, will definitely try 😋

[@darrylmoore5847]

Really cool method.

[@apss5736]

awesome video

[@loganadams4276]

Nice diy thing! I also liked the video you and Jimmy did. Keep up the good work Zenzo!

[@jerrysfishroom3579]

Awesome video. I am going to be getting some shrimp from Flip Aquatics and was needing to know how to do that. Thanks for all you do to grow the hobby.

[@XCaliKev]

👍😎 Watched the Co-Op video last night, it was really good. I saw him making that and thought, that’s pretty cool, wire… good tip. Thanks Zenzo.

[@sporq4156]

I used to make something very similar to water my veiled chameleons. They would only drink water droplets on leaves. So I made something similar to this but with a 2 liter bottle to let water drip into the enclosure. Slightly opening the cap gave me a little control over the flow rate out the tube at the bottom. The wire in the tube trick to reduce the diameter is genius. I was just thinking of making another for doing water changes on my under 5 gallon shrimp tanks. I will use that when I make it.

[@kasperaquatics]

Excellent video, the Diy hacks are never ending in the hobby.

[@sandradolbel2578]

Ha! Brilliant 👏 man I love learning from simple experience...this is great

[@estuarry]

such a smart and accessible idea!! using to acclimate my first neocardinias :) Thank you!

[@DeepakChoudhary-eh6bo]

Did they survive 😭

[@logicalsarcasm8479]

Add a ziss air valve in place of the tubing and paper clip. Save your self some time and you can control water flow more accurately

[@TazawaTanks]

Yes, that can be done (I have done that before) as well, but I’m also showing people that are looking for an inexpensive DIY method.

[@dckyle]

Very clever and prevents accidental ingestion of aquarium water when creating a siphon from the tank to bag!

[@goldfishforyou.]

nice i like that.

[@kelleyforeman]

Clever!

[@ottoosmers9273]

Love this chanal

[@darienbalgobin9501]

What about the temperature acclimation wouldn’t the temp still be off?

[@johannessordfarne4553]

Good question, water drops cool in a blink.... hm... maybe the years of using the method has proven it works? But if I were to do this in my Swedish flat in the wintertime, it wouldnt work, I think? Both the container (with the tube and tank water) and the fishcontainer would cool off quickly. Now, if you put the container with the fish on the inside of the tank, the temperature would still balance (like in the old putting-in-the-whole-plastic-bag-way). This is one of the ways to use the Co-op container if I remember right from a video? Well, then you still have to wipe of the container when lifting it up when it is ready, but it would be better for the fish. In the Ocean store the indoor temperature may be warmer and more constant than in random people's houses? This is still - with the wiping - a very nice method to get the new fish used to the water parameters. And maybe we overthink it? Maybe it works even with the temperature also balancing? If one doesn't want to use so much extra plastic maybe one could use the shrimp-hatching-container-thing, and put the container with the new fish right under it? Maybe do an extra tight little tube to manage the drop flow to put on to the take-out-the-shrimp-opening-plug-handle-thingy? But then the new fish and the old fish will not see oneanother before adding it... the old fish get to notice and look at the new fish, when the balancing is made in/on the tank... My brain is racing. Sorry for babble and thinking out loud. Your question triggered the on-button and ... well AD/HD... Sorry. Your question is a valid one, that was all I was going to write.. I just wanted Mr Z to tell us... I'm sorry. I hope you have a babble free holiday (from now)!

[@carmoscreations2802]

I’ve been using the zoomed water dripper for acclimating my new fish. My only concern for this form of acclimation is that the water cup would drop in temperature and not be the same temp as the aquarium after the whole acclimation process is done. I guess it depends on how long the process takes for there to be a change in temperature.

[@zuni74]

Amazingly simple and effective!! I will try building my own! I also have a request maybe for one of your future videos: I'm struggling to stock an all male haps+peacock show tank and the reason I'm struggling is the fact that either you buy big adult 100% sexed fish (spending a lot of money) or try with juveniles accepting the risk to end up with females which of course then you should rehome somehow. In Italy where I live there are many cichlid fishkeepers, however the most part is keeping single specie tanks or maybe mbuna communities and they are scared by an all male show tank approach so it's not simple to rehome fish. Is there any "suggested strategy" to stock an all male tank without spending a fortune in full grown fish? Thanks and my congratulations for the amazing contents you're continuously publishing!!

[@kendravoracek3636]

💙

[@shaneadmusson7740]

I used silicone to seal the tubing onto the cup, will that work as well?

[@benfontaine759]

I love your videos. Have you ever had it do you have any ropefish/reed fish. I watch your mudskipper videos all the time. I wanna get some. Kinda wondering if they would be good tank mates ect. If you haven't had any would you get some?

[@TazawaTanks]

Maybe one day!

[@BrookleyBell]

@Tazawa Tanks I Love this!! Could you use an airline control valve instead of melting the airline tubing? Adjusting the flow if needed by just turning the valve? Would that work? Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@TazawaTanks]

Yep, that would work too!

[@abhishekkushwaha1120]

Instead of heating and wire method a simple iv tube v-track controler can be used to adjust the flow rate

[@marybethstevens5574]

It's creative, but to be honest it strikes me as quite a bit more effort than just bringing a tied airline tube into the specimen cup.

[@t.m.a.3665]

What do you do after the drip acclimation cup is empty? Put the whole container in the tank & let your fish swim into the tank? Or get your net & put them into the tank? Thnx! New here ( I have a new Betta fish ) ❤👵🏼

[@jared1838]

I use a net, especially when buying online. They’ve been pooping in that bag for a couple days

[@AnteVTL]

👍🐟

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

👍🏿👍🏿

[@yaboyrd]

Great video. I'm new to the hobby. How long would it take to acclimate a fish before putting it into the main tank? Thanks

[@TazawaTanks]

For temperature, about 20 minutes. For drip acclimation, when the parameters read similarly on a test kit or test strips.

[@soundwizzcustoms5647]

Good idea, but why not just use an adjuster valve at the end so you don't have to use multiple cups for different flow rates

[@facepIant527]

Drip acclimation kills!

[@Fishcentral]

First

[@shaneadmusson7740]

Lol, 30 comments; "there's no fish in the catch cup."

[@muskyman26]

Dump them in the net and put them in the tank. Never killed a single fish doing this ever

[@akshayrajput2488]

Audio is not in sync with the video man

[@TazawaTanks]

It's probably your internet connection. It is not possible for the audio to be off on this video, as it is one combined file (audio recorded into camera), and not a separate audio track. It is perfectly synced on my end when I view it on multiple devices.

[@akshayrajput2488]

@@TazawaTanks yea now that I opened it. It is working fine now. Thanks

[@invaderjoshua6280]

I just put fish in a bucket with a heater and airstone, and drop a tablespoon of tank water once every minute for about a half hour. Also please stop the stereotype that some fish are more sensitive. This is a dangerous stereotype. Every fish is sensitive, and should be acclimated to temp and quality. Anyone who doesn’t recognize this is a animal abuser. A wild caught discus, and a mutt guppy should be given equal treatment.

[@albertoorellana157]

No like for you not answering my question dislike for you