The box with new fish has arrived!

This is what I do when I get new fish in. Different people have different ideas about how to handle new fish. I am no expert at this, but this is what I do and what I suggest to people who buy fish from me. With experience you will find what works best for you.

When you first receive your fish, open the box in an area that is not brightly lit. Remember these fish have been in total darkness for several days. Make sure they are ok, and just let them sit for awhile with the box open. This lets the temperature start to adjust to the room. Depending on the time of
the year, the inside of the box may be either very cool or quite warm. I usually then remove the fish out of the bag and place in a small container with their water to float in their new tank. I slowly add water from the tank to their container, watching for any signs of real stress. If so, slow down on the water mixing. This adjustment period could take 30 minutes or be done over several hours. It just depends on how different your water is from mine.
Be sure the new tank has a lot of places to hide in the dark.
They will be scared and looking to disappear for a day or so. They may or may not eat for the first day or so.

My Water - My water runs at a pH of 6.6 to 7.2, and very soft. No detectable hardness from the tap. I add a pinch of lime to the water to provide some hardness and help keep the pH under control.
If your water is different, slowly add some of your water to the water the fish are in so they can adjust to the difference. If your water is drastically different, you may want to mix your water with
distilled water to soften it some, and then mix that with the water the fish came in.

Temperature - Fish are kept at room temperature, meaning 68-74 degrees.
Fish are bred in tanks ranging from 2-10 gallons, with a very small layer of sand or aquarium gravel on the bottom. Filters are sponge or small inside box type filters. Lighting is dim. A string of 4 - 2
gallon tanks turned sideways are lit by a single Bright Stick. Each tank has a good size clump of Java Moss and at least one mop. Larger tanks will also have some Java Fern, and a big floating Water Sprite to help cut down the light. Keep tanks covered!!!!! Killies jump.

Foods - Fry are fed newly hatched brine shrimp until they are really large. Adults will continue to get baby brine shrimp if they are a smaller variety. All adults get frozen brine shrimp as their main
diet. Additional foods are live blackworms, frozen bloodworms, pieces of earthworms, mosquito larvae, and mountains of grindal or white worms. Some killies will eat flake food somewhat, but I rarely even try. Fresh and frozen keeps them happy.