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To prevent shock which could kill your fish.

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Q: Why does the water in a fish tank need to be the same temperature as the water you brought it home in?
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Today i found some sort of snail in my fish tank i have five guppies in my tank how did i get a snail in my fish tank?

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How do you move koi fish from pond to pond?

You can simply fill up a cooler with your pond water and move the fish. Once you get to the new home, slowly add the new water to the cooler because the fish will go into shock from the immediate temperature change. The process should take around 20 to 30 minutes.


How long can fish live in a bag?

Usually the bag water temperature will match the tank water temperature within a half hour to an hour, depending how large the fish bag is. Fish stores usually put enough air in the bag for it survive for several hours. A good way to release the fish into the tank is to slowly mix the tank water in with the bag water to allow the fish to adjust to any pH difference. Be gentle and ease the fish into the tank. The less stress on the fish the better chances it will survive.


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Why some fish live in salt water?

Some fish live in salt water because they just do. Some fish live in water because they were put in water. If you get a fish at home you can put it in salt or water. It also depends on there skin because the fish can have very sensitive skin and can only touch a certain kind of water


Is reverse osmosis water system for home use and for fish tank the same?

Home use often has a tank for the water, but the RO is the same. Many people often add a DI unit for their fish tank, but this is not used for home. In addition, sometimes, the RO membrane people use for fish tank is one designed to remove more silicates and this is not needed at home. Having said all that, the home RO water is fine for fish tanks!


Why is hot water discharge into rivers considered a pollutant?

In general pollution is anything hat negatively impacts the environment. Warming of the water by introducing a warm effluent:Reduced the amount of oxygen in the waterInterferes with the breeding success of fishEncourages the growth of lower quality fish and plantsPromotes bacteria; growthDissolves materials in the sedimentsSeparate from these long term problems, the sudden transition from cold to hot water can kill fish. This is why fish owners give fish time to get used to the home tank temperature before releasing them from the transfer bag. This would happen if the fish swam through cold water into a stream of hot effluent.