I have had them in for a week, pretty good filtering system
i have three guppies
and getting three more this weekend and also two snails
do i need to change the water once a week even it isnt becoming green
if so, how much?How often do i need to change my guppies water?Just do 25% of water change 2-3 times monthly depending on the number of fishes and the water condition in your fish tank(dirty,cloudy,murky or not)
And once in a while like 1 month you can do a 75% or complete water change if you fell the water is too dirty for your fishes.
Remember to add in water dechlorinator after you change you aquarium tank.
To minimise the disease in your tank don't ever introduced new fish in your main tank without quarantine your newly bought fish in the other tank first before you add in to your main tank.
And also don't put foreing material and decoration in your tank as they may cause disease to your fish such as white-spot,fungus and other.
Hope my answer has help you and your guppies
Good luck and have fun with your fish like I do :)
How often do i need to change my guppies water?Cleaning Your Aquarium
Performing Your Weekly 10-15% Water Change
For all of you who have asked about cleaning tanks... Cleaning your aquarium is a simple and straight forward task, and should not take very long (Unless you have a particularly small tank or bowl, in which case care can be quite cumbersome and time consuming). The better care you provide for your tank, the healthier your fish will be, the nicer your tank will look and the easier your tank will be to care for in the future. You should not need to take all the stuff out of the tank when you clean it, in fact, I would not recommend it. Every surface in the tank will grow some beneficial bacteria that are part of the biological filter. By removing and cleaning the decorations you stress (and may even kill) some of this bacteria, reducing the quality of your filtration.
When cleaning your aquarium, you should just remove part (10-15%) of the water and replace it with fresh, dechlorinated tap water (bowls and vases require larger water changes more often). While you are doing this, you should use your siphon to suck up some of the gunk that collects in the gravel and decorations. If you have an under gravel filter, it is very important to clean the gravel when you do your weekly water changes, this will prevent detritus and other decaying organic matter from blocking the passages between the pebbles and restricting water flow. Generally, you can clean 25-33% (1/4-1/3) of the gravel while siphoning out 10-15% of the water.
If you have algae growing on the surface of the tank or ornaments, you should get an algae scraper of some sort and scrub the glass before removing water. Many varieties of algae scrapers or scrubbers are available at your local pet store. For additional cleanliness, you could get algae eating catfish and/or scavengers to pick up some of this work for you, however, having catfish in the tank does NOT mean that you don't need to clean. In fact, algae eaters and catfish, like any other fish, will add to the biological load of your tank and increase maintenance requirements.
Catfish or no catfish, I recommend doing 10-15% water changes once a week for the life of your aquarium. Once you get into this habit, it is not really that much work.
If you have to clean out the filter(s) do not change all the media (cartridges, sponges, carbon packets, etc.) at once, as this will remove the majority of your biological filter, causing the tank to have to go through a cycling period again to get bacteria reestablished. Rinse any new filter media in cool running water before introducing it to the system (unless the instructions for the filter media specifically state not to).
Once you have siphoned 10-15% of the water from your tank, you will need to fill it again. The easiest and neatest way to do this, is to use a siphon to siphon water from a bucket into the tank. This will tend to reduce spilling and messing up the gravel and decorations. Use a bucket that has never had detergents or household chemicals in it (we recommend getting a bucket specifically for use for aquarium chores) and fill it with water. The water should be close to the temperature of the tank water that you just took out (the average person can tell temperature differences within 1/2 degree Fahrenheit with their hand, so just feel the water to see if it is the same). Use a chlorine or chloramine remover to prepare the water for introduction into the tank. Place the bucket somewhere higher than the top of the fish tank, and get your siphon going again and in just a couple of minutes, you should have a full tank. Be sure to watch the siphon, in case the hose gets bumped out of the tank, or if there is enough water in your bucket to overfill the tank. Remember, there needs to be some space between the top of the water and the aquarium cover, because your fish rely on oxygen exchange at the surface of the water in order to be able to breathe.
Do not just %26quot;top off the tank%26quot; to replace water that %26quot;disappears.%26quot; This water that is disappearing is evaporating, and it leaves behind all the impurities that were in it to begin with. This means that as you just top off the tank, you are making your water harder until it will eventually no longer be able to support fish. Additionally, if there are even trace amounts of heavy metals or other toxic substances in the water, you are giving your fish more and more of these every time you top off the tank. Most municipal water systems have at trace levels of at least one potentially hazardous substance, but in minuscule amounts these should never be trouble for you or your fish. Furthermore, by not removing water from the tank from time to time, you allow build up of waste products not removed by the filter (such as Nitrate), which are potentially hazardous to the fish and encourage algae growth.
Remember, cleaning your tank is easy. Scrub for algae, remove 10-15% of the water while cleaning the gravel and top off the taHow often do i need to change my guppies water?Once every week or every other week is usually a good idea. Being guppies arent massive waste producers, you could probably get away with every other week and be fine. Change about 20% of the water in the tank. When you do this, be sure to unplug your heater. Because most likely the water level will drop below the minimum water line for it. And that has the potential to crack your heater, and that would electrocute all of your fish.
You seem to be doing a pretty good job. Guppies arent hard to take care of at all. They are very resilient little buggers. lmao. Just keep up with the water changes and tank maintenance and youll be fine.How often do i need to change my guppies water?Totally depends on the tank size VS number of fish.
Assuming your tank is stocked sensibly then changing about 25% of the water per week is a good Rule of thumb.
More fish than recomended, more water changes, big tank with only a few fish, you can get away with less.
Test your tank for Nitrate buildup, that determines how much you NEED to change, if you change more, the nitrate level stays lower, no problemo.
Ian
Edit: Green water is not a good indicator. If your tank gets too much light the water will go green after a couple of days. It's harmless algae and the fish are still safe. But water can be clear and toxic if it has ammonia or too much nitrate.How often do i need to change my guppies water?It depends on how big your tank is. I highly recommend getting a pair of cory cat fish. They will help keep your gravel clean. Guppy tanks do best with an undergravel grate AND an exterior filter. They need air bubbles to do best. Don't get too many- they will reproduce all on their own- my 5 guppies turned into over 6,000 in 2 years- suddenly I found myself being a guppy breeder supplying the local pet stores with all my extra fish!
I keep maybe 100 adult guppy in a 70 gallon tank with 6 cat fish. I change 25% of the water once every 3 months. However I do run big canister filters outside the tanks and I use water test strips from wal mart ($11-) to weekly check the waters condition. Be sure to add 1 tsp fish tank salt per 2 gallons of water. These fish die fast if you forget to use the stuff to make tap water safe!
If fins ever look tattered- add melafix to the water. For healthy guppies- maybe once a month- thaw a few green frozen peas (one per fish) and press them in a new or very clean garlic press- feed them what comes out- They LOVE it. They jump up in size almost over night! While they do love it- too much peas pollutes the water.Feed it to them just prior to changing their water. How often do i need to change my guppies water?Yes you need to change about 20% of the water once a week. Going green is a sign there's too much light on the tank (either tank lights or sunlight). The most toxic properties in the water, ammonia, are invisible. For a newly set up tank you need to be checking for this, especially if you haven't cycled the tank!How often do i need to change my guppies water?guppies don't make that much waste but snails do i think
i would do 25% every week and use products like stability and dechlorinator to make the water fish safe
make sure your tank isn't over croweded
the green might be algae on your glass? leave the light on for 8 hours a dayHow often do i need to change my guppies water?yes you must change the water 1 time a week, every week. no matter what color your water is.
good luck!
