i have 2 Koi, 2 Goldfish %26amp; 2 guppies in a 5 Gallon Tank, how often do i need to change the water and what percentage of water do i change? i have a filter under the rocks and no plants.
This is my first time having fish, is this enough room for them?How often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?Well, the goldfish and koi will grow to the size of their tank and they create alot of waste. Change out at least 10% of the water a week. every now and again you can do a 25% change but not too often. You might want to upgrade to at least a 10 gallon for the koi and goldfish, then leave the guppies in the 5 gallon.
I have one ciclid and a pleco in a 5 gallon tank on my kitchen counter. Its a nice little tank (no plants, has a heater and a rock cave and gravel) and is relatively low maintenance compared to my 40 gallon planted aquarium.
But beware, koi and goldfish grow FAST. I put an inch and a half long koi in my pond one winter and by the time he died several years later he was a good 12 inches long and very BIG around. The only reason he died is our pond sprung a leak in the middle of winter and the flurry of activity in the middle of winter shocked him too much. We lost 5 of our 7 fish then. We still have two of the original goldies, now about 14%26quot; long counting their long tails. But the butterfly koi I put in the pond last summer that was 4 inches long at the time is now as big as they are and still growing.
Good luck!How often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?funny
get a pond
get a 10g wit filter and heater 4 guppsHow often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?best practise is 20% water should be changed every 2 week or one week, so that the ph rating would not get hight
but remember never change all water all in one goHow often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?You don't mention how big your Koi or Goldfish are, but I assume it's the standard store selling size of a few inches? Also, are the guppies both males or male %26amp; female?
Koi can get VERY large, as can some goldfish. With only an undergravel filter, I would change about 25%- 50% weekly. Goldfish, especially, create a lot of waste. 2nd issue; although guppies are very hardy, you are mixing warm water fish and cold water fish together. I would choose either the guppies or the goldfish/koi.How often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?that's too many fish in a 5 galHow often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?No the tank is iver stocked
a 5 is good for say... breeder or a hospital tankHow often should you change water in a 5 gallon tank?It's overcrowded and you're going to need a far bigger tank for the koi alone. To be a good goldfish keeper, the rule of thumb is 8gals per goldfish. Koi will grow fast and they really should only be kept in 20 gal., with the tank getting larger as the fish grow. If you keep goldies and koi in a small tank, they will stunt--not just outside but all their internal organs will stunt so the fish won't live very long.
Koi and goldfish are also cold water fish and should be kept in water no hotter than about 65F degrees. Guppies are tropical and should be kept in 75-80F degrees.
With so many carp in such a small tank, you should be doing a 25-30% water change every other day just to keep the ammonia and nitrites as low as possible, especially since you don't have any plants to help. Get a much bigger tank for the koi and goldies. The guppies might be able to stay in the 5 gal. although they do better in 10 gal.
