How did she survive?

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NickoT

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One week ago i setup my new 60 gallon wide. Went ahead and added decor, filtration and water. Everything but water treatment chemicals due to my car currently being in the shop and lack of transportation. And to make a long story short; had a few friends over and someone ended up pouring my female plakat betta into the aquarium. I didn't find out until the following day and believe me u was more than aggravated. I didn't see any sign of this fish for five days. Figured the chlorine killed the little girl and the filtration which was open without protection sucked up the fish and destroyed the body. Today i added two gallons of tap water to top off evaporation loss and sure enough there she was swimming around! I removed her and placed her in one gallon of well water from the bait shop next door fearing the untreated two gallons of tap water i added might harm her.

Does this really prove you can just let tap water sit for 24 hours and its safe for aquarium use?

Would it be alright to go ahead and add a few common goldfish to start cycling the tank in your opinion?
 
She probably breathe the air instead of breathing in the water. After all bettas are tough and hardy fish.
 
MN_Rebel said:
She probably breathe the air instead of breathing in the water. After all bettas are tough and hardy fish.
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The filter was running so oxygen was not an issue and the water had been in the in tank for a whole week already so it should have been safe enough as far as dechlorination...The added top off tap water is hit or miss as it could contain just enough chlorine to kill some fish but luckily not in this case...The betta had to have been hiding somewhere in the tank.
 
What would you be testing the water for?
 
Agreed and the filter is nowhere near matured if that's what you're getting at.
 
NickoT said:
Would you all consider it safe to add a few common goldfish to 'test the waters'?
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To test for chlorine? No, you wouldnt get definitive results. Chlorine wouldnt kill them before your eyes like that. It would detriment their health over time, but it wouldnt give you quick results.

Or you could buy a bottle of dechlorinator for five dollars.
 
I often leave a 5 gallon bucket out of the tap for several days in order to top up tanks. You can test it after several days and the chlorine is gone.
If you have an indoor area that gets sunlight, it destroys chlorine quickly also, ask any pool owners.
Make sure though that your water does not contain Chloramine which will be present up to a week if it is used in the local water system. It is a secondary treatment to ensure nothing grows between the water treatment plant, storage tank, pipelines, and your home.

Heat, oxygenation, and filtration will have sped up your natural dechlorination process. as would any sunlight reaching it or intensive lighting.

Lucky Beta.

Had it been day one, itd been toast.
 
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