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Originally Posted by baitman
no idea about tropical fish, ask the guy in your local shop, then get a second opinion elsewhere! 
water changes;
tap water contains chlorine, and if you put that straight into your tank it will kill the bacteria in your filter, or that colonise the gravel above your under gravel filter. this is what will then kill your fish! 
you can get chemicals to neutralise the chlorine, (which is ok as an emergency measure).
much prefer to get several buckets of water ready in the garden, at least 24hrs prior to water change, but 48hrs is better.
give bucket a good stir once or twice a day, the agitation helps, and the chlorine just disappears, magic... 
be sure to not wash out filter, etc, in tap water, but save an extra bucket for this!
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Oh dear!!!!!!!!!!!!
I suppose you still think the earth is flat
do you still have the bloke with the red flag in front of you when out for a sunday jaunt in the old auto
the first four words of your post are technically correct,oh and also the chemical bit
furni asked for info on tropical fish and you feed him bollo**s,if you dont know ,dont post m8
,the rest of your advice went out with the ark and would probably put the fear of god into any budding fishkeeper but like you said your preference
there is no need to leave water to stand that amount of time to disperse the chlorine,add a completely safe additive like haloex,or any reputable water dechlorinator,which will remove said chlorine,and most will detoxify heavy metals and detoxify chloramines(break the chloramine bond)which furni you would probably find at your local fishkeeping outlet,brookside garden centre is not a million miles away from you or a better bet would be maidenhead aquatics at woodford garden centre,they,ll give you all the advice you need
as for what to keep with neons most community fish will make good tank companions as long as the neons were in first,but beware if you have any decent sized fish such as angels,they might see them as live bait,,,,and dont add to many fish at once,a common mistake that most new to the hobby do,understandable because they are in a hurry to have it full,but it is a costly one!!(the result is known as new tank syndrome,most of your fish could die
)take your time and let the filter bacteria build up
and adding a filter culture will help boost it along
as for your water changes 25%weekly dependant on the amount of fish kept will be fine,but add a dechlorinater as above,try to get any water added to roughly the same temp,dont worry unduly about getting it spot on,as if its slightly cooler,you will find this could encourage spawning,and if so encouraged the conditions are not far out,you might get the splashing of tiny fins and you might not,nature will take her course,,,,most fishkeepers are not fishkeepers but are in fact waterkeepers
get that right and keep it stable and the fish will look after themselves,but,,,,,, if youve got forever do it baitmans way
,i think i know which option you,ll pick
18-07-2008, 08:38 PM
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