Is it dangerous to switch fish from filtered tap water to non filtered tap water if i use water conditioner?

Question

The fish has only been in our home for three days and i have heard that our tap water is really bad but only from one neighbor so i admittedly dont really know, but just in case i put the water in the bowl he was in through a water filter. (One of those water pitcher kind by Pur.) Now that i have a 10 gallon being set up for him I am faced with the idea of filtering (slowly) ten gallons. Do i need to stick with the filtered now or is it ok to use regular tap water? I will be using anti stress water conditioner so the chlorine will be taken care of. Please help.

Answer 1

As long as you use waterconditioner like "aqua Safe" on your tapwater before you pure it in, it will be fine


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 2

It doesn't matter whether or not the tap water is filtered. The water conditioner will still take out all the unsafe chemicals and ingredients and make the water safe for the fish. You can stick with the filtered water if you want, but I've always used plain tap water and my fish are doing swimmingly.

Answer 3

Your fish will be fine if you use a good water conditioner. Actually, when I used filtered water, my fish ended up dying. I think that some trace amounts of chemicals stayed in the water. The next ones got treated tap water, and they survived much longer.

Answer 4

Infections in a wound can delay the healing process and in some cases lead to serious medical complications. Cleaning the wound with water is a normal process to decrease infection in both new and chronic wounds. The current process uses sterile saline water or water passed through a special sterilization system. The sterile water costs extra money or requires specialized equipment. In situations outside of a medical setting, sterile water is not always available. A review of 11 wound-cleansing studies was published in the Cochrane Library. The review suggests that when it comes to wound cleansing, drinkable tap water may be a better solution. Water defined as drinkable tap water meets standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is considered free from harmful bacteria and waste.

Answer 5

If your water comes from a public water supply, you shouldn't need to use the water filter. If your source is well water, it may still be necessary to filter depending on what minerals/metals are in the water. A conditioner should be used for either, since more water companies are using chloramine rather than chlorine to treat the water. The conditionerd may also neutralize metals in the water.

Answer 6

do NOT filter the water that way, Tap water is fine if you treat it with a good quality tap conditioner, make sure it is especialy for removing chlorine, some cheaper brands are no good and I have lost fish because of them in the past. When it comes to your friends health and well-being there is nothing better than a good quality product. Have you cycled the tank first? Goldfish are very prone to fin rot and ich, if you transfer him too soon he will surely die. I would cycle the tank for at Least 2 weeks before changing his home, doing 25% water changes daily. You also need a good filter for goldfish as they are messy and produce alot of waste which is bad for the tank, You need to get yourself some benificial bacteria from your local pet store, it will help your cycle along, Also they need good airation, so I would put in an air stone, this also helps your tank cycle and stops your water from going stagnent. I use twice the recomended dose for the tap conditioner as our water contains alot of chlorine (bad quality water here in tassie atm) and I aslo add essential mineral salts which you get from the pet store, a good one is AQUASONIC TROPICAL natural home tap conditioner, it comes in the form of a blue salt. And is fine for tropical and goldfish, I use it for both. It adds the minerals your fish need to stay healthy. If you are filtering your water with a purifier it will remove all the benificial trace elements that you fish need to grow, so I would stop doing that for starters. get yourself a test kit, one that tests ph plus nitrites and amonia is best, as these - if in high levels especialy nitrites and ammonia will kill your fish. People think fish only need a tank and water but this is not the case, even for goldfish! Think of it this way, if you have just a tank, gravel and water, it would be like putting yourself in a locked room with no windows and a bit of carpet to sit on, nothing else. You need a tank, at least ten gallon or 50 litres, Tap conditioner, Gravel (bout 2 inches or less) a good filter, a heater set to 20 degrees celcius (depending on where you live and how frequantly the temp drops) a light (for planted tank) Plants are another good source of not only food but for air in the tank, a good quality fish food, not one with colour additives as this will make your friend sick! Test the water regularly and if you have a nitrite spike or any other problems where he is looking a bit lethargic or not eating I would contact your local pet store straight away. It also helps if you have a friend who has a healthy tank, get some gravel (a handfull) and transfer it sraight away, do not let the gravel go dry or you will lose the benificial bacteria in it, the gravel from you r friend will aslo help along the tank cycling

Answer 7

i dont know that sounds like a big change for fish so id have to say no its not ok hope it helps