So I had the problem with the not treated tap water for fish and the Gill Died. And the Shiners died somehow? Could it be This WECO Product or I did change the water temp to a colder climate? What happened? 
Treated Tap Water?
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Just use Prime. It may be more expensive but its the best around with other benefits (emergency ammonia/nitrite help) and it will last a long time.
The active working dechlorinating chemical in all products is basically the same, either sodium thiosulfate, calcium thiosulfate, or some similar "thio" salt.
Some products add ammonia reducing agents, and other additions, as enhancers, but the dechlorination part is basic chemistry.
Because I was a water chemist/microbiologist, I never buy the fancy stuff, I just buy a bucket of dried sodium thiosulfate, and mix my own.
If your temp, or some other component such as pH was drastically different, or if the colder water was super saturated with gases, enough so, to cause gas bubble embolism. These are more likely the cause of a quick death, other than the dechlor
Some products add ammonia reducing agents, and other additions, as enhancers, but the dechlorination part is basic chemistry.
Because I was a water chemist/microbiologist, I never buy the fancy stuff, I just buy a bucket of dried sodium thiosulfate, and mix my own.
If your temp, or some other component such as pH was drastically different, or if the colder water was super saturated with gases, enough so, to cause gas bubble embolism. These are more likely the cause of a quick death, other than the dechlor
Hello; I recently bought a bottle of the dry powder version of Prime. It is called Safe A 1 kilo (2.2 pound) bottle was $32 at a local fish shop. It will treat up to 200,000 gallons. Safe is made by the same company as Prime.
That Weco stuff I assume is straight sodium thiosulfate. If your water supply containes chloramines, it breaks the bond and leaves free ammonia. If you do a large waterchange you could burn the gills of your fish with ammonia. Years ago I did a large waterchange and my fish were very stressed and breathing at the surface. I did the smart thing and did another large wsterchange. Pretty much all of my fish were dead in the next couple days. I then found out my wster company had started using chloramines. I had been keeping fish for 25-30 years and just knew in my arrogant mind that changing more water cured everything. I didn't own test kits since I knew everything at the time. I found out I no longer knew everything the hard way. Now I am well aware that everyone knows more than me. I now listen to you guys and assume I know jack ****.
