Re: Changing of Killifish water
Originally Posted by
timebomb
Fry can be very sensitive to water changes so the best thing to do really is not to change water. Ronnie for one, likes to have dirty water because he thinks dirty water contains a lot more food (infusoria) than clean water. I don't know about that really. Too much food may not be such a good thing sometimes.
Eh Kwek Leong, before other gets the wrong idea that it's ok to raise frys in foul smelling 'dirty' water... I'd better set the record straight.
My definition of 'dirty' is that there's lotsa mulm, some decaying plant material, lotsa snails and probably algae too! Often, this 'dirty' water is dosed with Liquidfry No 1, to further encourage infusoria boom. IMHE, frys that don't take straight to BBS, or have small mouths, often do better in 'dirty' tanks :wink:
Also, I don't usually feed alot to frys and it's mostly a 2-meal-daily affair. What's not consumed is 'cleaned up' by the snails. Of course, YMMV!
Oh... I should also mention that I'm game for benign but not total neglect, and it's ok if my tanks don't look like 'display tanks' ... so long as the fishes are comfortable, growing and breeding!
For those species that I suspect are particularly sensitive to water changes...
Drain off half the tray's water (I keep the mulm)
Fill a bbs hatchery with similar amount of aged water (no BS eggs or salt please).
Drip at slow rate into tray.
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
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