New Wave Aquaria has spent decades creating relationships with the top fish distributors around the world so that we are able to provide you with the most diverse and healthy livestock available. To ensure maximum health of our fish, we make weekly trips to the airport to pick up our new arrivals.

Once picked up, the quarantine process begins starting with a visual inspection of each fish specifically looking for markings, discolorations, or any other physical abnormalities that may indicate a potential disease or infection. It is also at this time, we begin to decide where each fish/species will be placed in one of our 11 quarantine systems.

After examination and determining where the fish will be placed, we begin the acclimation process. This starts by floating the sealed bags in the selected system for at least 30 minutes to equalize temperatures.

Once temperature acclimation is finished, we open the bags and put the fish in either large totes or buckets to begin the drip acclimation process. Since we have already determined which system certain fish will go in, we are able to place them with their other tankmates during the drip acclimation.

We drip acclimate fish depending on the salinity difference between the bag and tank water. During this time, a closer inspection of each fish is conducted looking again for any signs we may have missed. During the drip acclimation process we watch for aggression among the group and if any is noticed, we seperate the problem fish from the rest of the group.

Once finished with their 2 week quarantine, we transfer our fish from the quarantine systems to one of our 7 Sales Floor Systems.

A brief drip acclimation is done and a final inspection is conducted. Once the salinities are matched and the drip acclimation is completed, our fish are ready for their forever home in your aquarium.