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I love a good success story! I pray for a speedy and full recovery
I love a good success story! I pray for a speedy and full recovery
well ALWAYS use the aqua safe on tap water,firstly...
Personally,I'd go for your 1/3,1/3,1/3 method,I wouldn't change all the water in one go,as bang goes your good bacteria...
And that aqua salt has been around since the dark ages,and I'd avoid using it if it was me...
Does your lfs sell reverse osmosis water? that's water that's been filtered and treated to take all the chlorine and nastys out and can go straight into the tank.
Good luck,and roooting for the little fella!
You don't need to go the RO route, unless you want to spend that kind of money forever. Your fish need some of the minerals in the water you have. You also don't need to change all the water at once. I'd suggest a 50% water change right away, then see how things go. Maybe another 30% water change in a day or two.
I would also suggest getting StressCoat+ or Seachem Prime to dechlorinate the water as they also remove heavy metals. That's really all you need for treating the water.
Also, if you did change all the water, that wouldn't affect your good bacteria, as that is housed in your filter media, not the water itself.
Go ahead and do a 50% water change. Your water can never be too clean. Then go ahead and double dose the StressCoat if you want.