Fish stress?

[RICH305]

When doing a water change are you suppose to take fish out??? And do they get stressed when doing a water change?

 

[Tayeloquin]

No...I wouldn't take the fish out. And depending on the water conditioner that you use to treat the replacement water, they should have a stress coat or other additive (maybe) to relieve the stress that the fish go through. I use a vacuum when doing PWCs, and the fish don't mind it so much anymore. I think they get used to it after a while.

Edit: I mean a gravel vac...not a vacuum...lol

 

[fishboy87]

I don't ever take mine out... That will areas even more.... And I rather them get Breyer quality than giin them a little stress when I clean the tank.... You can use some stress coat... I use that.... It also contains nutirents to dechlorinate the tap water when filling up the tank.....

 

[fishboy87]

No...I wouldn't take the fish out. And depending on the water conditioner that you use to treat the replacement water, they should have a stress coat or other additive (maybe) to relieve the stress that the fish go through. I use a vacuum when doing PWCs, and the fish don't mind it so much anymore. I think they get used to it after a while.

Haha we both replied the same thing at the same exact time lol

 

[Tayeloquin]

LOL...great minds and all that...