HOW TO Transport Live Fish Easily and Safely: The trickiest part of the fishkeeping profession or hobby is probably not during the tank maintenance but while moving or transporting live fish from one location to another; complicated especially when the distance to move is longer. But this is inevitably one of the steps in fishkeeping, as all (almost) the fishes in our living room tank had once gone the supply chain journey. Those who survived are today in our tanks. OZPOLISH O2: An easier and safer way to transport live fishWe understand that most fish would not survive during transport. Of various reasons, the major cause of fish mortality during transport is stress, which could be due to poor water, infection, ammonia, light duration, temperature, handling, oxygen, etc. Oxygen seems to be the primary reason though! Hence people have been following various techniques that could keep the water oxygenated. For e.g. shaking the fish bags every hour during transport. Few other people are known to follow easier ways too, to keep the water oxygenated during fish transport. OZPOLISH O2 comes in very handy in times of need. People have learned and are using OZPOLISH products with confidence and precautions. An application of OZPOLISH O2 is known to release 14-16 ppm oxygen into the water. Though at the downside, depending on the usage, it could as well increase the alkalinity by moderate to high levels. As the overdose of OZPOLISH O2 could adversely increase the water KH & pH, it is a mandate to use it only at the time of necessity such as a power outage, during transport of live fish, etc. Overdoes of O2 could be harmful to fish, especially gills and mouth. OZPOLISH O2 could also be used as a spot treatment agent to kill Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae or BGA). It is not uncommon for fish to undergo stress during transport. A stressed fish may not survive or become an easy target for OZPOLISH De Stress: A safer way to transport live fishinfections. OZPOLISH De Stress is highly recommended to use before, during, and after relocating the fish. The solution work to reduce fish stress not only by reducing ammonia, chlorine, or any other toxicants; but also helps soothe any physical injury due to transport jerks, etc. The preparation to transport fish should start 2-3 days before the planned date. It is advised to segregate the fishes based on the type, age & size, and on day one dose with one-fourth of the actual recommended dose of OZPOLISH O2 and with a dose equal to the recommendation for OZPOLISH De Stress. Repeat with 20-25% water change followed with one-fourth dose of OZPOLISH O2, 2-3 times that day. Increase the OZPOLISH O2 dose the next day with half the recommendation and repeat the similar steps done on day one. While with every dose of OZPOLISH O2, the quantity could be increased slightly. Keep applying OZPOLISH De Stress as per the recommended dose after every water change. Watch out for the behavioural changes in the fish. By the 3rd or 4th day, the fish would be acquainted with the environment. Ensure the fish is well fed 6-8 hours before the transport. No food is to be provided during the transport. Water change is a must with the input of OZPOLISH O2 every 3-4 hours. Ensure to use fish-safe water. The dose recommended for OZPOLISH O2 and OZPOLISH De Stress is generic for all types of fish. As all the fishes are different, by following the above steps, it could be precisely estimated the dose amount and frequency of dose needed during the transport for those fishes being transported. But again! One has to be careful not to overdose with OZPOLISH O2. It is advised to rely on self-judgment than recommendations. If coupled with self-judgment, transporting any live fish could be made easier and safer even for a longer duration.

IS TDS a misunderstood topic in the fishkeeping hobby or profession: TDS in Aquarium A common social notion is that soft water will have low TDS. This is not correct. Water softness is related to water pH. Alkaline water is considered hard water while acidic water is soft water. TDS has been one of the most misunderstood subjects, mostly because of the focus on bottled water or filtered water for human consumption. The disturbing fact is that in found of clean tank water we filter out many essential minerals from water, which has adverse effects on the aquatic lives too. People want to reduce water TDS for their freshwater aquariums, but why can't fishes live in distilled water? In nature when water flows over rocks & stones in rivers and streams, the water gets mineralized. Observing nature we could understand that TDS is essential for healthy fish. But how much TDS is actually healthy. Well, different fish have different requirements, so far as the water TDS is concerned. For example, the TDS for aquariums with African Cichlids would be higher compared to that of Discus. Once we know a balanced fish tank TDS is needed, we can plan and maintain it accordingly. Some people do it by using RO water or by mixing tap water with RO water. Though it is more important to find out the cause of TDS than to find out how much is it. As the TDS meter can't tell if the TDS is because, by essential salts or minerals, excess calcium or pesticide, etc., it should not be the instrument that could be relied on to depend completely. Instead, it is not much of relevant to understanding the cause of TDS in the aquarium as the TDS itself. In our experience, OZPOLISH H2O does increase the TDS due to the addition of necessary minerals in water but this way it mimics the nature from where the aquarium fishes are coming. It also helps in increasing the growth rate of nitrifying bacteria in aquariums. When we know the TDS is due to good things, it is a good TDS. High TDS in a fish tank is not always bad, rather it is often essential.