Water Change Process in Veil World

[small_ranchu]

Hi Veil Guru,
What is the water change process in Veil world? I am worrying about damaging their fins, assuming I am doing 100% water change. Thank you.

[sc569]

You need to move the fish into a holding tank with some aeration. If you let them flop around in the bottom of the tank, the fins will get splits.

Aeration is necessary in the holding tank - maybe just a 5 gallon bucket. Scoop the fish out with your hands - no nets.

[Cincy Ranchu]

Just do a 50% water change and forget the 100%, growing fish in bacteria free water will make them weak.... Drain 50%, and fill back up? Twcie a week should be fine, always watch for redness in the tail fins, this is a great water quality indicator:exact:

[bigbettadan]

Dr. Gene Lucas, one of truly greats of the aquarium hobby, told me the same thing. Looking back, I agree. While I made great show bettas doing 100% daily water changes, it made the lines much weaker. Something to think about.

Dan

[small_ranchu]

What is the best practice to do 50 percent water change? I guess I should take fish out during the process. Temperature is becoming an issue here. I don't have extra tank for water storage.

[Corrie]

Fred, how much water are you talking about?
How many gallons in the whole thing?

I don't like handling/moving fish, unless I have to.

Adding the new water very slowly, is the same as acclimating.

[small_ranchu]

90 g in total. So I am changing 45g at a time.

[Corrie]

Have you checked to see how stable your water is?
Our city water comes out of the tap at around 9pH.
It takes a good four days of heavy aeration, and it drops to a rock solid 8pH and stays there.
Our well water is the opposite.
Personally, I think a lot of bad press on water changes has to do with the fact that the "water" changes.

Do you have room for a garbage can? Home Depot and Lowes sells a very solid big can.

What I would do is siphon out the 50%.
Check your pH and temp of the new water, be sure they match, then add it back slowly.

[Cincy Ranchu]

Suck out, put back in, add a little dechlor

[small_ranchu]

I have issue with boiler. When I put the new water in, tap water temperature match the tank temperature(Lets say 75F). After a while(after filling for 50 g), tap temperature drop all in a sudden to 65. I have to adjust the temperature again at the tap to reach 75. By the time, water in the tank is already at 70 which is 5 degree different from original one. What can I do?

I am fine with PH. Unfortunately I don't have extra space for additional water storage.

[King_oF_Ranchu]

Fred,

How long have you keep goldfish? What kind of goldfish do keep at your place?
Your question is kinda silly, you know that?

[small_ranchu]

First of all, I have keep ranchu of most of the time. I don't need to worry about dorsal fin. For veil, I need to worry about dorsal fin. I am still learning at the end.

[BruceP]

Suck out, put back in, add a little dechlor

Amen! :)

Seriously Fred, I don't think that a strick regimine needs to be followed, just common sense good practices. Regular changes, semi-close temp match, declor, clean tank and filter, and that should be all ya need to raise nice veils or anything.