Can to many water changes be bad?

[spwd]

Oh and and welcome to the site laurarichard,


steve

 

[laurarichard]

Thanks guys i was just wondering because i am soon hopefully going to get 4 oscars and a breeding pair of severums

 

[laurarichard]

Oh and and welcome to the site laurarichard,


steve

Thanks

 

[laurarichard]

twice a week at 40% i recommend. too much water changes can remove the trace elements in the water that is already mature.
but, thats my personal opinion. and depends what fish your keeping.
if its GUPPIES then you can get away with changing the water once a month.

Hahaha no guppies i found oscars 4 of them and then i got lucky and found a breeding pair of severums

 

[Vincentii]

Hahaha no guppies i found oscars 4 of them and then i got lucky and found a breeding pair of severums

how on earth did you manage to find 4 oscars and a sevvy? post me some via air mail if you find more.
thanks in advance. lol

 

[laurarichard]

how on earth did you manage to find 4 oscars and a sevvy? post me some via air mail if you find more.
thanks in advance. lol

awww man i really wanted those fish but i could not get them, they were a bit to far i now have 6 about 3in oscars, i had my brother pick them up and one doesn't have an eye

 

[turtlesrock]

yep itll stress the fish and take out too much naturual stuff in the water

 

[4wheelvfr]

Unless you're overstocked 10-20% per week should suffice.

 

[tcarswell]

yep itll stress the fish and take out too much naturual stuff in the water

How so ? If there is natural elements in the water going in then removing it should not hurt anything. I have heard this before but haven't seen any supporting evidence so far.

 

[Deaths Sting]

How so ? If there is natural elements in the water going in then removing it should not hurt anything. I have heard this before but haven't seen any supporting evidence so far.

+1

i have friend who is a breeder/importer, hes been doing it 15 years. he does 50% water changes every day on all his tanks and has been since he started. i know some others that have the same regime and also get in all kinds of fish, from stingray to guppy.

natural elements are from the water and additives we put in the tank. fish use them up and that's another reason to do water changes, to replenish them.

also may i add,
biological filtration is not effected by water changes, as long as their done correctly. by using either, aged water or chemically treated.

beneficial bacteria grows in and on objects, it is not free floating in water and does not get sucked up with the water!