stressed fish

[suicune]

smaller more frequent water changes are best. stress coat is a water conditioner and will neutralize chlorine and chloramines. however, it contains aloe which while it can help heal wounds it can also feed bad bacterial blooms. amquel+ is a great alternative, as is seachem's safe and/or prime.

Yup I like prime better, the so call aloe content in Stress Coat doesn't really work.. it's more like a gimmick.

[LordBarron7692]

small water change if it rained? why is that?

[Ogrodii]

always prime it up. and small water change if it rained

[allysangels]

smaller more frequent water changes are best. stress coat is a water conditioner and will neutralize chlorine and chloramines. however, it contains aloe which while it can help heal wounds it can also feed bad bacterial blooms. amquel+ is a great alternative, as is seachem's safe and/or prime.

[LordBarron7692]

that is all very true and some mud's do recycle their water which IMO sucks big time fortunately Bellaire doesn't have that issue but without testing the water before hand there is no way of confirming the water chemistry has changed or even if it may be contaminated safest bet would be to let the water run for two or three minutes then test it and save those findings for sort of a baseline then just test when ever you do a water change and use the baseline to see what parameters have changed and then just dose accordingly that's just my 2 cents

[suicune]

I totally agree but that doesn't mean the water is contaminated

it can happen if the pipeline is under-maintenance, especially when you are located in area that recycle their water like mine. I learned about our water authority before during Public Admin class. Also, depends on your location as to how far you are from the plant. The closer you are the more chemicals/additives will be in your water. Also, water chemistry before maintenance vs after maintenance can be drastically different.

Bottom line, do small water change, if you want you can do it more often.

[LordBarron7692]

I totally agree but that doesn't mean the water is contaminated

[suicune]

so what could the water source be contaminated with?

I have something similar happened to me last year when I went crazy with water change for sometimes. The tank got struck with disaster.. several fish started to die off randomly. Sometimes, when your water authority change your water chemistry it can dramatically change the water parameter in term of pH, chemical make up. If that happens and you do a big water change, the fish will have a hard time adjusting to the water and disaster will be more likely to come.

[LordBarron7692]

so what could the water source be contaminated with?

[suicune]

Looks like your water source might be contaminated... We all know how wonderful our water quality is... That's why I'm scared of big water change... You have stress coat that's essentially a water conditioner.. It's a matter of preference. I have both stress coat and seachem prime. As for cost effective prime is better.

[mistahoo]

Re: stressed fish

Normally I'd do a water change if I notice that kind of behavior unless the water source itself is contaminated. My ideal dechlorinator is Kordon's AmQuel+, but I'm currently using Safe. Seachem Safe is a concentrated powder version of Seachem Prime and is the biggest bang for your buck. A lot of members use Seachem Prime, but I'd take AmQuel+ or Safe over Prime any day.

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[SunnyHouTX]

Re: stressed fish

Seachem Prime, or Amquel Plus

[Carkadie]

What is the ideal water conditioner to use?

[Carkadie]

They were down by the substrate........i lost 1 this morning.....even with adding salt & airstone.........the other is hovering next to powerhead......

[LordBarron7692]

are that hovering right below the waterline or down close to the substrate?