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I was having a chat to a friend at work. He has a fairly big tank don't know the volume but its a 4ft'er. He said he'd only had 2 fish deaths and had bns and angels breeding in his tank. tank setup for just over a year. He didnt test any water parameters(has no test kits) when cycling was told by the shop to add 6 fish then stock slowly.

I was impressed, so asked some questions:

on stocking? medium stock level.

Water changes? (when the water looks a bit dirty, which is 3-4 weeks @ 30%).

Dechlor or aged water?
Just stick the hose in and fill er up??!! Cold water mind you, no temp matching.

Filter? submersible sponge filter.

Hes in the same area as me so i know there is about .2ppm chlorine but no chloramines(smells of chlorine big time when u open the tap).

Some people have all the luck?! I told him the fish might not die but chlorine could be stressing them out.

Maybe a bit of chlorine every month keeps the diseases down

Ive got 2 filters one a good canister filter, test kits comin out the wazoo,medications in abundance, did fishless cycling , weekly water changes etc,read all the fish forums and still lost a lot of fish over 18 months.

Arrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhh There is no justice

Technically it does work....however some people will say anything. If theres one thing I've learned here it's that...some people "believe" and say anything.

Personally I'd never go that route. I keep test kits handy even if I don't test every week. Do water changes not by looks but on schedule, take time to acclimate and I always use dechlor.

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It only hurts when I breathe"

Sometimes it might work, but most often not. As with most things taking the time to do it right the first time means not having to do it again later or being sorry for the final outcome.

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

i never do anything to the water i take out of the taps.

ive never had any problems with doing it like this anyway.

are fish like humans in that they can build strong imune systems up?

Most dechlors diffuse chlorine and chloramine, I think (don't quote me on this one)...


EDIT: Oh, I see...tap water. Never mind then. I, like babel, doubt this is true.

Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 23-Mar-2005 15:41

the only time i treat water i replace back into a tank when when i used aged acid water for neon n cardinal breedings
all the other times i jsut use tap water n a pail n try to get it clsoe to the same temp
i only match the temp with my tetra tank with rummies n fry in it
other then 1 disease that recently took up in one of my tanks ive never lost a fish in well over a year
(other then rift lak fish being true to there nature of course)

Wouldn't it rot your socks?!!!?!!

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I would believe he doesn't use dechlor or temp match the water but as to how many fish deaths? its easy to forget sometimes how many u lose over time.