Mmathis
TurtleMommy
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I have a couple of my spring goldfish "fry" in a 20 gal. tank for the remainder of the winter -- no reason, other than they were the smallest and prettiest, so now I have an indoor "pond" while everyone else chills outside.
How important is it to do frequent [weekly? more/less often?] water changes for these guys? Is that just something you DO routinely, no matter what? Or do you base it on your water parameters? There are a good many thriving plants in the tank with them. Ammonia & nitrite has been running 0ppm, with just slightly detectable nitrates [sorry, traveling in the car right now & don't have access to my numbers].
How important is it to do frequent [weekly? more/less often?] water changes for these guys? Is that just something you DO routinely, no matter what? Or do you base it on your water parameters? There are a good many thriving plants in the tank with them. Ammonia & nitrite has been running 0ppm, with just slightly detectable nitrates [sorry, traveling in the car right now & don't have access to my numbers].