how soon after adding fish can i do a water change?

[djmodifyd]

hey all...i just added some new fishies yesterday as my tank is now fully cycled (long two months!)

my question is...how soon after i add the fish can i do a water change? I have some salt in my tank...and I have now found out that is a no no for my snails.

thanks!

 

[BadFishPa]

I would start doing weekly water changes since the tanks already cycled with fish in it..

 

[kjr928]

You can do your water changes once a week.

Since you have just cycled your tank, however, it is a good idea to really keep track of your ammonia, nitrites & nitrates since adding new fish can actually cause mini-cycles.

You will need to do water changes any time you ammonia or nitrites reach .25ppm - otherwise you might just kill your fish.

So I say, do water changes as often as you need to.

 

[djmodifyd]

well..i guess what im asking is...i added fish yesterday...everything tests fine (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 25ish)

but i need to remove the salt...can i do a water change today? or do i need to wait a week

 

[kjr928]

You can do a water change today, it won't hurt your fish.

 

[Reframer]

But only do about 25% today, because you don't want to lower the level of salt too quickly. You can put you snails in another container of water if your salt levels are too high for now.

 

[djmodifyd]

But only do about 25% today, because you don't want to lower the level of salt too quickly. You can put you snails in another container of water if your salt levels are too high for now.

ok thanks

i honestly don't know how high my level of salt is...
right now the snails are moving around fine...i just dont want to hurt them