Water changes

[NewAquaMom]

Re: Water changes

Okay, my one little betta is in a 75g community tank. He gets a 50% water change each week. HOWEVER, when he was in a 20g community tank a few months ago. My family went through some serious health problems. I was trying to get my human kids healthy 24 hours. So that tank went a very long time without being clean. I'm sure he didn't appreciate it but he did okay. So I think if you are on a regular scheduled water change 50%-100% as long as it's routine I think you'll have healthy fish.

I've got a question though. Those little cups from the pet store (cringe) how do you do a water change for those? I'm trying to set up a planted tank. And would like to get two females while I'm setting everything up. Do I change the water around them? Or do I do a fast grab out, water change swap and stick them back in. Okay this might be a ridiculous question, but I just don't get how they keep that water clean in those little cups.
Thanks

[armthehomeless]

Re: Water changes

I've got a question though. Those little cups from the pet store (cringe) how do you do a water change for those?

This is how water changes were done at the pet store that I worked at:

• *Grab all betta cups and line them up
  *Have two buckets handy - one empty bucket and one full bucket of clean water.
  *Place a fish net over the empty bucket and dump out the water (fish gets caught in net)
  *Dump the cup in the clean water bucket and put the betta inside.
  *Repeat as necessary.

This was done usually twice a week.

[NewAquaMom]

Re: Water changes

WHOAH!!! Okay I didn't see that one coming. Thanks I always wondered.