"A gallon a day, keeps the vet away"

[Fiori]

I change about 25 - 30% of the water in all my tanks weekly and its always struck me about how happy the fish are after this. They definitely seem to zip about more, playing and exploring. They seem to interact together much better - I even get to see some that I barely see during the rest of the week. Has anyone alse noticed this?

 

[Fella]

I change about 25 - 30% of the water in all my tanks weekly and its always struck me about how happy the fish are after this. They definitely seem to zip about more, playing and exploring. They seem to interact together much better - I even get to see some that I barely see during the rest of the week. Has anyone alse noticed this?

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I keep a fully stocked goldfish tank, and have to waterchange every other day. I was considering why they act how they do, and my consideration was the oxygenation into the water. Fish often find a bit of life after rain in the wild because the surface of the water is disturbed, and I think performing a water change might do the same. The new lease of oxygen in the water would be what could set them off I reckon!

That's my story anyway, and I'm sticking to it!

But yeah, seeing the fish zip round in their newly oxygenated tank makes water changes all the more worthwhile for me!

 

[bunjiweb]

does the above post bare any relevance to this thread?....


I think as said, it's largly down to the oxygen, but also the drop in temperature in the tank by 1-2C (depending on tank size) is usually what triggers spawning behaviour, so it probably triggers the fish into being more active and displaying etc...

The only thing I have noticed is fish playing in the water I am tipping into the tank, much like they would do in the filter outflow.

Ben

 

[3fsh]

does the above post bare any relevance to this thread?....


I think as said, it's largly down to the oxygen, but also the drop in temperature in the tank by 1-2C (depending on tank size) is usually what triggers spawning behaviour, so it probably triggers the fish into being more active and displaying etc...

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No, he's said the exact same thing in the last 10 or so posts he's made.

I definitely agree about the drop in temperature triggering spawning. It happens every time I do a water change in my 10g.... it's really weird to watch.

My fish also seem more playful/alert when I do a water change. A lot of the *stupid* guppies like to throw themselves in front of the water I'm pouring and and get pushed all the way down to the gravel.

 

[bunjiweb]

guppies will throw themselves at anything...damn slappers!

When i go to catch them at work i end up getting 15 in the net instead of 1...

Ben

 

[Saz]

I know it's so funny. I started of with about 6 guppies and I now have around 50. Eeek! When you are trying to net a fish they all swim in happily-they're just so curious but it is kinda cute!

 

[Fiori]

I would definitely agree with you all about the fish throwing themselves into the water thats being added - they seem to like the bubbles and getting swirled about everywhere.

 

[Ben]

Water changes definitly make my fish happier

Guppys....so stupid they just swim into the oscars mouth at work


(feeders of coarse )

 

[Earthgirl]

I most definately agree with the fact that water changes make fish feel better. My rays hid during tank cleanings and then zip around mad when the tank is full and running.....

Temp change?
oxygnation increase?
knowing that I do all this work for them.....I dunno

 

[Fiori]

They seem to be psychic as well and know when I'm about to do a water change rather than just feed them. Probably something to do with me dragging the stepladder up to the tank (me small, tank big) Then my otos all come whizzing out to the corner where I pour in the new water, as if to say "Yaaay!! Here we go, here we go, here we go!!" They luuurve swimming about in the stream of new water.

 

[Teelie]

My Clowns and Shark hide for a few minutes then zip around the tank though the Gourami is often curious, she stays out of the way most of the time. My Cories come out and swim more and my Neons don't even wait. They swim around poking their noses at the siphon or swimming into the current of the water being added in. My Kuhlis just seem to stick to where they are and do nothing, as usual.

 

[Weeze]

Again have to agree, all my fish do exactly the same thing.
Even the ghost catfish which usually spend daylight hours hovering at the back of the tank, only becoming active at night. After water change, it is ace to actually be able to see them zipping around obviously happy. They even feed better.