water changes

[kathleen55]

when you do partial water changes do you take out the fish or leave them in? which do you think is less stressful for them?

 

[rich311k]

Leave them in, I do not find water changes stress fish at all. Mine play in the siphon and in the water flow. It would be far worse to get chased, netted, dumped in a bucket, then chased, netted and dumped back in the tank.

 

[mfdrookie516]

agreed, much better to leave them in

 

[kathleen55]

okay thanks!

 

[HUKIT]

I find it stressful, my fish bite me.

 

[jcolon]

when you do partial water changes do you take out the fish or leave them in? which do you think is less stressful for them?

Keep on a regular schedule and eventually your fish could practically care less.

 

[Termitehunter]

Ill start using chain mail gloves when my Fahaka hits about 10 inches. If not sooner
Hes grown almost a full inch this last month.

Always leave the fish in.
Eventually they get so used to it that they may come right up to you, curious even.
I miss Jack, my old Oscar that used to let me pet him with my fingers once or twice whenever I did PWCs.

 

[kathleen55]

Ill start using chain mail gloves when my Fahaka hits about 10 inches. If not sooner
Hes grown almost a full inch this last month.

Always leave the fish in.
Eventually they get so used to it that they may come right up to you, curious even.
I miss Jack, my old Oscar that used to let me pet him with my fingers once or twice whenever I did PWCs.

aww hows sweet my adf will let me pet her but im not sure its good for her so i dont anymore