The short answer is yes, but only in certain circumstances. How this is possible to achieve, will be covered a little later in this article. For why this is the case, I will tell you right now. In most cases, tap water contains quite a big amount of chlorine. This substance is deadly for any guppy. It will kill them pretty quickly or slowly depending on how much of it there is in the water. Chlorine is used as a disinfectant in tap water. It kills all the bacteria that is harmful to be consumed by humans.
Because of this, most fish breeds, so guppies as well, will be affected by even small amounts of this substance. Well, guess what! Putting them in tap water in this example, even for a short period can affect your guppies very badly. They could even die in such a short period of time. As you can see from this subtitle, you can dechlorinate the water before you put your guppies in it.
How is this achieved? A popular method that many people utilize regularly, is to use a dechlorinator device. Use crushed coral or dolomite gravel for substrate. These calcium carbonate-based gravels slowly dissolve over time, raising and buffering pH. In general, fish reproduction is affected at pH levels below 5. Fish begin to die when pH falls below 4.
To bring down pH, use a made-for-pools chemical additive called pH reducer or pH minus. The main active ingredients in pH reducers are either muriatic acid or sodium bisulfate also called dry acid. Reducers are readily available at pool supply stores, home improvement centers and online. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search.
Press ESC to cancel. Ben Davis February 16, Do guppies need distilled water? How do you prepare water for guppies? Can Guppies live in soft water? Will hard water kill fish? And also keep your number of fish to minimum. Plants can keep your water clean, and remove the nitrates from the water column.
Please also remember, that an air pump is not a filter. It is not enough to drop an air stone into your aquarium. If you have an air pump, you can hook it up to a sponge filter, which will do a very good job removing the ammonia. A very basic sponge filter will be good.
However if you can afford, buy an internal filter. I use the Aquaeon Queitflow for my 10 gallon aquarium. Using a thick substrate in your aquarium, you will create an anoxic zone, where the beneficial bacteria will transform nitrates into nitrogen and oxygen gas, which are not harmful to your fish.
These gases will build up in your substrate in form of bubbles, and they will be released into the air time-to-time. If you see small or bigger bubbles floating up from your substrate, you should know that the bacteria are doing the work. I use the Seachem Flourite Dark , which is a substrate for planted aquariums. Another question that I often get is: Do I need a heater for my guppies? Yes, you need a heater, unless you live in a tropical climate.
Guppies are tropical fish. This temperature can be tolerated by your guppy fish; however you are exposing them to diseases. I highly recommend getting a heater, because your fish will suffer from low water temperature. For guppies the light coming through your windows is enough to stay healthy, so they do not require additional lightning.
However if you are keeping live plants in your guppy aquarium, artificial light is vital. Most aquarium plants need bright and strong light for at least 8 hours a day to photosynthesize and grow. If your aquarium is near a window seal, and it is getting strong sunlight, you might get away keeping plants healthy.
Having an aquarium in your room is a very good way to introduce a piece of nature into your life. Guppies are very active fish and fun to watch. They are also easy to keep fish, if you know what they need. Choose a good size aquarium and place some guppies in it.
Feed them a variety of food, but never give them too much. Do your weekly water changes to keep them healthy. They will reward you with their beauty and lots of fry. I know this from experience. A few years ago, I moved from a major city to a small town 10 miles away and the water being supplied to my region comes from a different source than the municipality I moved from.
My water is now supplied by an aquifer and is high in mineral count. The levels are so high in fact that I have had to replace a kitchen faucet and gaskets in my toilet tanks because of the deposit build up. That reminds me, I also had to replace a shower faucet as well this past winter, which I chalk up to the water. The reason I am telling you these personal things is to stress my point that water provided to you and me can are most likely quite different.
This means that one water source in a specific area may support guppy health whereas another might not. It all boils down to the mineral composition of the water. If we think about tap water that has been treated by a water plant, we know there has most likely been chemicals used.
Residue of this process might still flow in our tap water. Here is the situation where I think that guppies or other tropical fish could have a higher success rate of surviving tap water. You should use at minimum a water conditioner like this one. However, if you chose not to and pour tap water directly into your fish tank, I think a good majority of fish will still survive.
You do increase the chance of the fish going into shock though and eventually getting sick and dying. I cannot say for certain that I did not make this mistake years ago when I was first starting out as an aquarium hobbyist because I know I probably did.
I also remember losing more fish more often back then. After all this talk about how tap water could shock and kill your guppies, you must think tap water is the worst ever, but its not. It can cause stress and problems right out of the tap.
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