LaieTechie wrote:
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:56:42 -0500, Nikki wrote:

When I change their water daily I either change 100% or 50% depending,

You should only rarely do 100% water changes. By replacing all the water,
you will cause new tank syndrome. Of course, the medications you're
adding might already be killing the good microbes along with the bad.

You may want to add aquarium or sea salt to your tank unless it's planted.
The added salinity will definitely help against ich.

hth,
Laie Techie

I disagree. Nitrifying bacteria mostly adhere to solid surfaces like
plants glass, and gravel. You're not going to trigger a cycle by
leaving the filter, gravel, and decorations alone and changing all the
water. Have you ever actually changed 100% of the water without
touching anything and tested for ammonia? I have and found none.

There might be a bit of clouding, but that's not "new tank syndrome."
Perhaps that's what confused you. 100% water changes are good for sick
fish as long as water parameters are reasonably close.

Bettas don't particularly like salt either. Nikki and I have posted
quite a bit about this. Have a look at Nikki's earlier threads.

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