I have a beta fish. People say to take out half the tank water and add the other half with clean water. Others say that you put your fish in a cup and take out the whole thing, add fresh water, and let your fish bob around; getting use to surroundings.
2007-01-04 08:11:42 · 13 answers · asked by ananon 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
It is better to leave your fish in the tank if possible. Catching him, putting him in a small cup, and putting him in different water is shocking and stressful. It won't kill him, and many people do it this way, but it is always better to do gentle water changes.
Doing a half change, frequently, is by far preferable to replacing all the water. First of all, with a half change, he gets to keep some of his water, which helps with keeping water parameters the same so he is not shocked by different temp, hardness, pH, etc. He also is not stressed by being moved. And it means that instead of letting the tank sit until it looks dirty, he actual has new fresh water on a daily (or almost) basis.
2007-01-04 08:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 03:49:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Zoe said is right:
You want to handle/stress your fish as little as possible. If you can the best thing to do is leave him in the tank, use a suction hose (found at walmart or a pet store) to vacuum up the debris from the bottom of the tank, remove about 1/2 the water with your suction hose, then add dechlorinated water that is as close to the original temperature of the tank as possible.
2007-01-04 08:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by wyomingJoan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My sister and I have had a few Betas over the years and I find it easier to completely change the water. But make sure to use Bottled water or add declorninator to it. If you do not want to have the hassle of changing the water one a week I would recommend buying a 1 gallon aquarium with a pump. This way you only have to change the water every few months!! Good Luck!!!!
2007-01-04 09:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I recommend replacing 50% of the water daily in an unfiltered fish bowl. Make sure to replace it with the same temp, or slightly warmer water that has had a dechlorinator added to it.
2007-01-04 11:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude it doesn't matter! As long as you do something!! And for a betta fish you dont have to do many water changes because they're really clean. My teacher had one and left it in her class the entire year without one water change.! Also if your'e having to do alot of freguent changes why dont you get a snail so he can clean ups some of the crap he leaves behind. And it also depends on the size of your tank! If you have a 20 gal or a ten gal its a big hassel changing your water every week! Thats why i have three snails! Ivory, Blue and a Black one!!!
2007-01-04 08:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
put your fish in a ziploc with some water. dump the bulk of the old water. let the beta get adjusted to the new water temp by floating the ziploc bag in the new water for 15 minutes. then let him swim out of the bag and release as little of the dirty water back in as possible.
2007-01-04 08:20:38 · answer #7 · answered by fireeyedmaiden 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put the fish in a seperate cup then dump out old water but leave a little bit in then wipe it really good rinse then fill with luke water then put the fish back in and let iot swim around.
2007-01-04 08:49:27 · answer #8 · answered by anglebugcrazy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
put the fish in a seperate container, fill the tank up and dechloranate it. then put the whole cup with the fish in there so his water will become the same temperature. they put him in.
2007-01-04 08:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by tz 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i'm for the taking half the water out only. that's cause it is tap water and has chlorine in it. if using distilled water or drops to get rid of chlorine then its ok to take out all water, but if not, take out only half.
2007-01-04 08:37:03 · answer #10 · answered by diver 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋