Sick Fish

[ChilDawg]

As would I...there might be much to say once that reply comes...

 

[spinner]

yes i changed about 30% of the water once a week

 

[ChilDawg]

Do you dechlorinate/dechloraminate the water?

 

[spinner]

no. i heard as long as you change under 50 percent you dont have to

 

[ChilDawg]

You may well have heard right, but the person from whom you heard it was incorrect. I see part of the problem has to do with that...

 

[optix]

Originally posted by spinner
no. i heard as long as you change under 50 percent you dont have to

haha man, poor guy. Or should I say poor fish. ahhh that is one hell of a mess ya got on your hands man. Definatly need to take 3 of those back and start over AFTER YOU CYCLE. And yes you have to treat water straight from the tap even if its a cup full. I still contains harmful metals and chemicals to even risk putting in untreated. Or you can do like I do and have your water sitting out for about a week and do your water change with aged water if you have the space.

 

[ChilDawg]

Aged water doesn't work for chloramination.

 

[optix]

Originally posted by ChilDawg
Aged water doesn't work for chloramination.

Did not know that. I was always told it was fine and I've never had a single problem in the past 6 years of my fishkeeping experience. Im not saying your wrong at all, but if thats the case then chloramine must not be too deadly.

 

[ChilDawg]

I'll go with another explanation...not all municipalities put chloramine in their water...most just use straight chlorination, I believe. I'm guessing that yours does not chloraminate, or does so at a very low level.

 

[optix]

It could be that my water company doesn't put chloramine in the water couldn't it??? I'll have too ask them because im curious now. Or is that something that all company's use to treat water.