how can i save my fishes?
By vandhu
@vandhu (432)
India
November 23, 2008 12:52am CST
my fishes dont adapt to the new water whenever i clean my aquarium. many wobble, some die as a result. i have tried adding anti-chlorine, medicines and salt. but no improvement. how can i save my fishes?
3 responses
@lucycat (10)
• United States
23 Nov 08
Ok, you really only need to do a partial water change when cleaning your aquarium. Getting it totally clean can actually be harmful to the fish. Tanks will naturally develop beneficial bacteria in them that is necessary to the fish so you want to leave that as much as you can. What I do is change only 20% of the water every couple of weeks, change the filter, and add a bacteria supplement and water conditioner. I stopped using salt in my tank when I added plants and snails (salt is harmful to them) but when I did, it was a teaspoon per 10 gallons. Try this and see if it works.
@aquablogger (9)
• India
9 Dec 08
adding a little crystallized salt to the tank after changing the water will solve this problem.
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@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Yes you need to change only 10 to 20% or the water weekly. The smaller but more often the water changes the less the difference it will be to the fish. If you change the pH, temp and other things too much you will stress your fish. If you do not know what you are treating then using meds might cause more harm than it cures. After all does you doctor just give you an antibiotic when you are sick or ado they check to find out what you are sick from? When you do a water change make sure to vacuum the gravel to get rid of uneaten foods and excrement that is given off by your fish. After all they do not have a toilet in the tank that works so the only way to "flush"
the toilet is to do a water change. If it is a fresh water tank you can use this discarded water to water your house or garden plants.
