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Faerie Queene · #1 (**permalink**) 19-09-2009, 05:25 PM

Hello everyone.
My son and I have just won a fish at the funfair!
While we know this is a far from ideal way to aquire a fish, we would like some advice on what to do right now.
We bought a bowl and pot of food at the fair. The food is called 'SUPA', and is supplied by Supa Aquatic Supplies.
We have filled the bowl with water, using a Reverse Osmosis Filter, and having rinsed off the outside of the plastic bag, we have placed the bag into the bowl.
How long should we wait until letting the fish into the bowl? And should we use all of the water in the bag? We know the water has come from the standpipe at the fair ground.
The fish were in two large buckets at the stall. Our fish was already bagged up and hanging on display.
We know we need to get the fish into a larger tank, with a filter system, and this we will look into over the weekend. We do have a 4' x 1' x 18" high tank available, BUT, this was previously used by a snake, and has never had water in it before. So, I'm not sure if a) it will hold water successsfully, and b) how would I cleanse it.
So, any ideas folks?
Thank you in advance.