Help ! What To Add First...

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Hi, I've been kind of worrying about adding Declorine-ater (Which removes clorine fron tap water) and Tap Water Conditioner.. I

want to know what to add first to my aquarium water. My tank is Cycled and every thing is good.. This is some basic information

about my tank.. :good:


6 Gallons.

Undergravel Filter.

2 Air Pumps _ 1 = For the tank. 2 = For Undergravel Filter.

1 Fantail Golfish.
 
your asking which to add first, dechlor or tap water conditioner??

cos they're generally the same thing! there are a lot of different brands some of which do various other things too, but the basic purpose of tap water conditioner is to dechlorinate the water! :blink:
 
your asking which to add first, dechlor or tap water conditioner??

cos they're generally the same thing! there are a lot of different brands some of which do various other things too, but the basic purpose of tap water conditioner is to dechlorinate the water! :blink:

Agreed, add the dechlorinator to the tapwater, very, very important, before you add the fish.

In addition, 6g is qute a big might small for a single goldfish. I know, I know they are advertised in tiny little bowls, but that type of "care" isn't so hot. Goldfish are cyprinids, a relative of the carp. Some cyprinids are quite messy and produce copious amounts of waste. They tend to prefer cooler, heavily oxygenated tanks, so your double pumps are a wise choice. There are big cyprinids, like the goldfish and there are smaller cyprinids, like chery barbs. They display a lot of the same behaviour, but a cherry barb is a fish that is much better suited to a 6g aquarium than a golffish that even as a fantail, can be over 8 inches long. I kept goldfish for about 5 years and I kept two, only two, in a 45g, and I was planning to upgrade them to a 120g before a hurricane killed them. Literature and opinion vary, but the minimum for 1 fancy golfish is between 20-30g, and then you add an aditional 10-20g for each additional goldfish. So, for your single fantail, a 20g would be bare minimum, and I would add a lot of filtration, water circulation, and be up on water changes.

Goldfish are wonderful fish with great personalities. If you want to keep yours, consider upgrading his/her tank, or give him/her back to the LFS and opt for a smaller barb species, like a trio of cherry barbs would be great once the tank is cycled. Or, if you feel you're still new to this hobby, a single betta would love that enviroment (nix the second pump, they don't like that much current) and if you were up on your water changes.

I hope this helps a little bit. Welcome to TFF.

llj :)
 
Thank you . But if there is any more i need to know please tell me. :good:
 

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