I need to do something so the fish does not die! Please give me advice on how to properly change the water, and what to do with the fish during the process. Also, how often should the water be changed?
Thank you!My daughter is away and her fish (betta) water is starting to cloud. Should I change it? How?
Just get a little cup and scoop the fish out of the water and scoop up his tank water at the same time. He can just sit in that cup while you clean the tank.
Then you can just rinse out the fish bowl and gravel, plants, etc. with just plain water. Don't leave too much water in the any of it though because bettas don't do too well with tap water. Then put everything back into the bowl and fill it to the proper level with bottled water. It's much better because tap water contains chlorine that can kill the betta. I'm sure you have some at your house from your daughter cleaning the tank. If not, buy some. The pH levels should be between 6.8 and 7.4 of the bottled water you are using. You can buy pH tests when you buy the bottled water. And its important to not switch bottled water types because the change could kill them.
Then just scoop the fish back into the tank.
Since the old tank water is cloudy, I wouldn't pour him back in but rather use a spoon or net to get him back into the bowl.
Its pretty simple and will be greatly appreciated by the betta!
My Son had a few betta fish and I would scoop them out into a bowl that I filled with water.Then I would clean the fish bowl and put him back in it.I cleaned it once a week.My daughter is away and her fish (betta) water is starting to cloud. Should I change it? How?
I have a betta too =)
I clean it's bowl about once or twice a week. First, pour some of the current water in the bowl into a plastic cup, probably about 3/4 filled. Then scoop the betta with a little fish net and let it sit in the cup while you're cleaning the bowl.
To clean the bowl, rinse it out with warm water and wipe the sides of its bowl to remove any bacteria. Also, if the bowl has those rocks in it..make sure you rinse through them too with your hands. When you're refilling the bowl, fill it with water thats not cold but not too warm. Pour the betta and its water from the cup back into the bowl and you should be done!
DO NOT remove the fish from the tank when you change the water. It will just stress him out more.
How long has the tank been set up? If it's been set up for less than a month, then you're experiencing a bacterial bloom. The bacteria aren't harmful. They're floating in the tank until they can find somewhere to reside.
If the tank has been set up for more than a month, then you probably removed some of the beneficial bacteria by cleaning the whole tank or throwing away some of the filter media.
You should change 25% of the water every week using a gravel siphon: http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles/鈥?/a>
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E-mail me for any questions!My daughter is away and her fish (betta) water is starting to cloud. Should I change it? How?
change the water every week,feed the fish every other day,use luke warm water .Try to buy her a pump or filter , buy the liquid and the feed that will keep the water clear longer.
Remove the fish with a fish net,if you dont have a net remove the stuff first ,then tilt 95 percent of the water replace it with clean water then put the stuff back.Betta fish are fighters they can survive dont worry.
You wouldnt need to worry about cloudy water nearly as much if the betta was in a cycled tank. However, put the fish in a large cup of dechlorinated water and rinse the bowl with water only, no soap. Swish the rocks around to get the food and waste thats stuck in between them. Do this a bunch and then wipe down the sides with a paper towel to get off the scum and you`re done. Remember to dechlorinate the new water and pour fishy back in.
