I recently bought a siamese fighting fish and forgot to ask the shopkeeper something. And I wondered if any of you could help me. I believe it's a question asked frequently, but somehow I seem to forget the answer.
So, how many days should it pass before I change the water?
2007-05-23 08:51:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
That depends on what size container you are keeping him in and if it has a filter or not. For a 1 gallon or smaller bowl, change 100% of the water once every 2-3 days. For a larger but unfiltered container, once every week change 100% of the water. For a filter container 2.5 gallons or larger 25% oncea week will be fine.
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2007-05-23 09:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have it in a bowl without circulation, I would change it once every week if you feed only 3-5 pellets of Betta food every other day. If you have a small tank with a filter (not just an airstone with bubbles) then you should do a small water change every 2 weeks (20-25 % water change). This is a highly talked about topic since everyone seems to do it differently, but the main thing is to keep your fish happy and healthy.
2007-05-23 08:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by lilith 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 10-20% of the water a week should do,
2007-05-23 08:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it is a filtered aquarium, about 25% every two weeks. If it is a bowl, about 25% every 5-7 days and consider a small filtered aquarium as a proper home for the fish.
2007-05-23 08:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by JJB 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
unfiltered tank - every 3 days, 60-70%
filtered tank - needs to be CYCLED - once a week 20-25%
2007-05-23 08:56:04 · answer #5 · answered by catx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋