Bucket of Sunshine :)
- Thread starter Kevin_Eleven
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Nice!
Why are you doing a 90% water change? Anything over 50% risks shock in some pleco species. Anytime I have to do more than 50% I acclimate them like when new. Years ago I used to loose an occasional pleco after a >50% water change when I got back from vacation. I now have no problems with > 150 plecos with less than 50% water changes for any of my > 30 species.
Why are you doing a 90% water change? Anything over 50% risks shock in some pleco species. Anytime I have to do more than 50% I acclimate them like when new. Years ago I used to loose an occasional pleco after a >50% water change when I got back from vacation. I now have no problems with > 150 plecos with less than 50% water changes for any of my > 30 species.
Nice plecos....is ther anything wrong with the water? 50 percent water change should be goon unless something is wrong with the water.
Very nice I love these guys.
I see nothing wrong with large water changes. I do arpund 85% on each tank when I do water changes now that I'm down to just a few, including the tank i have my 14's in.
If you dont it regularly then maybe you could run into trouble. I have never had an issue with it.
I also strip my filters once a week of all floss as well.
I see nothing wrong with large water changes. I do arpund 85% on each tank when I do water changes now that I'm down to just a few, including the tank i have my 14's in.
If you dont it regularly then maybe you could run into trouble. I have never had an issue with it.
I also strip my filters once a week of all floss as well.
IMO if you need to do that big a water change you aren't doing them often enough. Doing 40% changes twice as frequently is far better than a single 80% change (again IMO) as its not such a drastic change in water parameters for the fish and it doesn't allow the nitrate to accumulate for as long.
Nice looking L14s tho, they're great fish!
Nice looking L14s tho, they're great fish!