Kribs and water changes

[Bella123]

hi!
About a week ago I brought a male Kribensis and the female has finally accepted him and is now trying to show her coloured belly to him.

The tank is due a water and filter change, will doing this upset the dynamic between my kribs?

 

[GaryE]

Most likely, it will bring them closer together, maybe even very close together. They often spawn after water changes.

 

[10 Tanks]

hi!
About a week ago I brought a male Kribensis and the female has finally accepted him and is now trying to show her coloured belly to him.

The tank is due a water and filter change, will doing this upset the dynamic between my kribs?

Hello. Any time is a perfect time to perform a large water change. The flush of pure water always refreshes everything in the tank and you'll find your fish more energetic. It's like getting a good night's sleep after a rough day!

10 Tanks (Now 11)

 

[Ichthys]

Why are you changing the filter?

 

[Bella123]

Why are you changing the filter?

I meant cleaning sorry.

 

[BarbsandGobies_expert]

hi!
About a week ago I brought a male Kribensis and the female has finally accepted him and is now trying to show her coloured belly to him.

The tank is due a water and filter change, will doing this upset the dynamic between my kribs?

Hi, literally did the same thing. My Kribs were fine after water change. Just make sure to add stress coat.

 

[GaryE]

It's an old thread, but out of curiosity, why would you consider stress coat to be important here?

 

[BarbsandGobies_expert]

Well, it sounded to me that they were concerned about whether they would be stressed during water change and although stress coat makes tap water safe it also reassures the fish if they are stressed.

 

[Essjay]

Stress Coat contains aloe vera which is not good for fish long term as there is evidence that it can coat fish's gills. It is better to use a water conditioner which does not contain aloe vera or any other substance "to promote the slime coat"

 

[BarbsandGobies_expert]

Stress Coat contains aloe vera which is not good for fish long term as there is evidence that it can coat fish's gills. It is better to use a water conditioner which does not contain aloe vera or any other substance "to promote the slime coat"

Oh I didn't know that, thanks

 

[GaryE]

I can see arguments for stress coat in shipping circumstances, but I am genuinely curious about how and why people see everyday benefits. I wasn't trying to lead you to an answer, though I tend to agree with @Essjay . I know I have discovered a lot of things I did weren't needed. And a few things I didn't do were needed...

 

[anewbie]

Don't you love marketing. Give a useless product a snappy name and it will make millions

 

[BarbsandGobies_expert]

Don't you love marketing. Give a useless product a snappy name and it will make millions

Hey so what do you use? Prime? I use prime and another type of conditioner. Anti - Algae formula and ammonia and nitrate digest. ( Not all at once)

 

[BarbsandGobies_expert]

Stress Coat contains aloe vera which is not good for fish long term as there is evidence that it can coat fish's gills. It is better to use a water conditioner which does not contain aloe vera or any other substance "to promote the slime coat"

I have heard that some people only use it when setting up a new tank. Maybe that's why

 

[Essjay]

All you need to add to a tank is just one water conditioner and if the tank has live plants maybe plant fertiliser. If you use an anti algae chemical, that is detrimental to fish.


Seachem Prime is useful when tap water has chloramine as a disinfectant. It splits chloramine into chlorine and ammonia, removes the chlorine and detoxifies the ammonia part so it doesn't harm the fish until the filter bacteria have had time to 'eat' it.

Where tap water has chlorine, the best water conditioner is API Tap Water Conditioner. This contains just 2 chemicals - one to remove chlorine and one to bind metals.




The fewer chemicals we add to a tank, the better.