chlorine in my fish bowl?

Question

i won a goldfish by chance at the county fair for my girlfriend.... will the chlorine in my tap water hurt the fish even if its not a high chlorine content....

Answer 1

Yes, the chlorine will hurt the fish. Get a chlorine remover such as De-Chlor. Two drops per gallon removes chlorine and chloramine.

Hey, pg69, he was supposed to be an expert, but he's not. The chlorine neutralizers combine with chlorine and make a harmless chemical that eventually evaporates out of the tank. The water is safe for the fish immediately.

Chlorine will evaporate out of water once it is out of the faucet. It takes about 24 to 36 hours depending on how much the water company uses. If you only change a small amount of water, leave it sit out overnight before you add it to the tank and you will not have to buy the De-Chlor. Personally, I just put the De-Chlor in and use it right away. 22 tanks worth of water changes every week would be a lot of water sitting around evaporating chlorine. It might even make me sick...lol.

Answer 2

GOLDFISH CANNOT LIVE IN BOWLS. Baby-juvenile fat fancy goldfish need 10 gallons PER fish, baby-juvenile long bodied goldfish (comets, commons, shubunkins) need 20 gallons Per fish. Adults will need atleast 50-60 gallons PER fish because they get12-14 inches long and excrete so much ammonia. THey also need a high amount of oxygen in the water and alot of partial waterchanges. Never go past 50 percent and be sure to thoroughly vacume the gravel each time to remove the uneaten food and fish poop.
To answer your question, YES the chlorine will hurt the fish, you need to buy a water conditioner such as Jungle Start Right to remove both chlorine and chloramines (towns are puttin in chloramines now and they do not dissipate after 24 hours) and neutralizes heavy metals and stimulates the fish's slime coat.

Answer 3

Chlorine is pretty toxic to fish. Goldfish are pretty hardy, but it will kill them sooner or later. You need to either use a chemical solution to remove it, or let the water stand in an open container for at least 24 hours.

Answer 4

All of mine died one time. As a child I didn't know about the chlorine thing. Live and learn. I do know that my pet store employee told me that the chemicals that "remove" chlorine actually don't remove it. It is just causes a reaction that makes the chlorine separate from the water? Didn't make since to me but hes supposed to be the expert.

Edit

Thanks Eight..................It sounded a little fishy to me.

Answer 5

nah, goldfish are pretty hardy, if your really worried, get a chlorine remover at your local pet store. it will cost anywhere from 2.00 to 6.00 depending on what you want.

Answer 6

It might. Use AquaSafe for chlorine, ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites. This will take out all of the chemicals. :-}

Answer 7

yes. use Seachems chlorguard to take the clorine out of the water or Seachems Prime for ammonia, cloromate and clorine[ reccommended]