We have chlorinated water. We also have a beta fish. He lives in a fish bowl with a plant. The last time I changed his water; I let it sit over night before I put him in it. I was just wondering how long water needs to sit before it is safe for a fish?
2007-06-17 16:10:49 · 6 answers · asked by Mikay1823 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The bowl holds almost two pitchers of water. I bought some Aquasafe but, it gives measurements for a 10 gallon tank.
2007-06-17 16:22:53 · update #1
overnight is fine
2007-06-17 16:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by trl. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're positive you have chlorine rather than chloramine, 24 hours. This also lets your temperature to equalize.
Chloramine is much more stable (which is why more water companies are switching to it) and this should be removed with chemicals for that purpose.
It would be even better to move your fish to a small tank. The water volume may be larger, and you shouldn't need to do more than 25% of the water each week. The additional volume dilutes your fish's wastes more, lets you add a filter (and heater if it's a tropical fish like a betta), and gives your fish more room to swim and grow. In an unfiltered bowl, you should be changing 100% of the water every 2-3 days to maintain good water quality. I keep bettas in 2.5 gallon mini-bow tanks.
2007-06-17 19:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
2 or 3 days
2007-06-17 16:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kurt Son&trade: 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually 24 to 48 hours
2007-06-17 16:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by Nana Hexe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24 hours.
2007-06-17 17:22:56 · answer #5 · answered by The Fish Chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can use it right away if u use the conditioner.. or use bottle water.. but for 3.00 u can get betta conditioner for him.. ps is the bowl small? u might wanna put it in something bigger
2007-06-17 16:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by cowlovergirl25 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋