20G SW FINALLY

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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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It will be worth the wait. And nowt wrong with little miss lol
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Well a good sign, she just ate a little bit of shrimp while she is acclimating
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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I can't wait to see her in the tank!
The elegant Lady Bacon in all her pufferly majesty!
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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You could still enter her in the contest too!
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Possible gotta see how happy she is
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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At what SG of the acclimation "tank" is it ok to add her to the real tank. Should they be dead even or how far off can they be?
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Wow. Maybe I don't know this, no greater than .02? Preferably the same? But place the container in the tank gently when you move bacon finally, and allow her to swim gently out.
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Ya thats what I was planning at the end, just didnt know how long I had to wait for the SG. My thought is the same as yours.....GOD THIS IS TAKING FOR EVER
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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9 hours later
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and for the moon light question, mine is bright
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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She is window surfing like crazy, hope she settles in quickly
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Awwww! Man she's cute!
My moonlight is bright like that too, That's why I don't leave I it on all night.
Bacon may pace for a while. You could leave the lights down low for a few days to let her adjust. I'm sure she didn't have T5HO before.
Bacon does look super cute!
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Ill probably go no lights tomorrow and at most the actinic light since its not as bright
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Sounds good. That's what I'll be doing for a while, moonlight for morning and evening, actinic during the day. The only thing I wonder is how fish eyes perceive actinic. I know "blacklight is stupidly bright to them, I wonder if the same holds for actinic. Hopefully not.
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Never knew that about the blacklight

We had a little less window surfing this am, saw her eyeing up one of the hermits and the emerald had to shake his claws to get her to leave him alone LOL
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Re: 20G SW FINALLY

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Looks good! Shes so small , LOL LIL Bacon
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