I have a goldfish, and were changing the water now. b we cant find that stuff that takes out the chlorine. (u know that liquid stuff?) And i have this stuff called REPTISAFE that i use for my gecko. It takes out the chlorine in her water. i dont know if i can use it, cuz its for reptiles and terrariums...can i use it? i only have 1 goldfish...10gal tank...
Plz no guesses i need a solid and SURE yes or no answer!!
thanks so much
ps. theres only a little bit of water in there, and theres a filter too
2007-03-11 13:17:17 · 7 answers · asked by Tigers Gal! 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
Should be just fine to use. I looked up the product and it doesn't mention anything harmful to fish.
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2007-03-11 13:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, here's what to do. If you're sure your water has chlorine (not chloramine) and the active ingredient of the Reptisafe is sodium thiosulfate, it will remove chlorine.
EDIT: I just checked some additional sources - ReptiSafe will remove both chlorine and chloramine, so it would be okay. It may change Ph a little, so don't do an entire water change - and add new water SLOWLY. Get some of what you regularly use tomorrow and finish add ing water to the tank then.
Also, you should only have to change 25-30% of you goldfish's water if you do it weekly - and you can leave him in the tank.
2007-03-11 20:22:51 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would not put the REPTISAFE in! I had goldfish with city water, we didn't put the stuff in that takes out the chlorine. The fish were fine! If it bothers you, go to the store tomorrow, then add the stuff in. Your goldfish should be fine.
2007-03-11 20:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know much about reptisafe, but i would not recommend doing that. Because fish and reptiles are completely different animals, the reptisafe prolly has chemicals that are safe to reptiles, but deadly to fish. So maybe you should hold off on cleaning the tank til you can get the correct chemicals, or get bottled water and use that instead of tap.
2007-03-11 20:23:24 · answer #4 · answered by Shelby 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It won't hurt your goldfish. You can also let some water stand in a container that's open and let the chlorine evaporate. The amount of chlorine in the tap water is not that dangerous to a goldfish.
2007-03-11 23:07:59 · answer #5 · answered by DAGIM 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds a lot like Prime. I wouldn't worry that it is marketed for the reptile market.http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pages/Prime.html
2007-03-11 21:23:37 · answer #6 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go down to the store and buy some bottled spring water and test it until you can get to a pet store to get chlorine remover.
2007-03-11 20:37:01 · answer #7 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋