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Introducing fish to your aquarium is tricky, whether you've just set up the tank or already have an established aquarium with other fish. In fact, it is often more difficult to add new fish to an established tank. You'll need to make sure that the aquarium is ready for new fish, choose the right aquarium fish, and introduce them carefully.

First thing to check is the quality of your water. It is stressful enough for all the fish involved when new fish are introduced to their number. Do not add to it by making them suffer in poor water quality. The stress in them might reach fatal levels. Make sure that you have the highest possible water quality by testing for the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels. Do the necessary changes or cleaning before you add the new fish to the aquarium. If you dont like frequent aquarium cleaning, add an EcoBio-Block to your aquarium to give it the beneficial bacteria and trace minerals that can reduce harmful substances in your water and keep it clean, healthy and clear.

Because you already have fish in the aquarium, you'll need to select species that are compatible with each other. You don't want your new fish to pick on, or even kill, your old fish. You also need to choose species that thrive at similar water conditions, as each aquarium fish has specific pH and water temperature needs. Make sure that the fish you select is likely to successfully co-exist with its established tank mates. Try to add more than one fish at a time, so that the new fish will have a decreased chance of being singled out and picked on.

One way to avoid conflict among the fish is to rearrange the tank before putting in the new fish. Your old fish are likely to have established regular hiding spots, which they can get territorial with, if a new fish is introduced. Rearrange your plants and other accessories as part of your preparation for that new fish. Give them as many hiding spots as possible to help them steer clear of each other while getting used to the new set up.

When introducing new aquarium fish to an established tank, never bring your new fish home from the pet store and immediately dump them into the tank. This will shock their system, and they may not make it.

Once you bring home a new fish, it is best if you first set them up in a separate tank to quarantine them for a few weeks. This is a good way to check for signs of sickness. You dont want them contaminating your other aquarium fish. You can safely transfer fish that are already in bags of water similar to your aquarium set up, by first floating this bag in your aquarium water for a few hours. This will equalize the water temperature and prepare the fish for his new environment. Once you have the temperatures equalized, slowly release your fish to your aquarium.

When you carefully choose the right fish to add to your aquarium, acclimatize and prepare them properly, your new aquarium fish will experience a smooth transition with minimum stress to their system.

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