dipsydoodle
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Ok another one of my questions, is it essential to have dechlorinator with axolotls? I read it was (on here)…however my question stems from here (and another discussion about fish on another forum).
I have never used dechlorinator before; I have been keeping goldfish for 17 years; my current goldfish all turned 9 this year (or I’ve had them that long anyway). I have a betta and newts in the same water (different tanks, same water source).
The discussion on the other forum was saying how some people used it and some hadn’t – I haven’t used it and I don’t want to start introducing it to their tanks now.
When I tested my tap water a few weeks ago the readings were:
pH = 7.5
Ammonia = Trace (not 0.25ppm but not zero)
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = 0ppm
I don’t know the hardness or anything else of the water but we do live in a hard water zone.
If I have to get some for an axolotl then that’s fine; I just don’t want to alter the water that everything else is happy with.
When I tested my newts water last week (I didn’t test the pH stupidly); it was
Ammonia = 0ppm
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = slight trace (I’ve been doing more water changes lately with the increased temperature so it’s not getting a chance to build up).
I should add I am using the API liquid test kit.
I have never used dechlorinator before; I have been keeping goldfish for 17 years; my current goldfish all turned 9 this year (or I’ve had them that long anyway). I have a betta and newts in the same water (different tanks, same water source).
The discussion on the other forum was saying how some people used it and some hadn’t – I haven’t used it and I don’t want to start introducing it to their tanks now.
When I tested my tap water a few weeks ago the readings were:
pH = 7.5
Ammonia = Trace (not 0.25ppm but not zero)
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = 0ppm
I don’t know the hardness or anything else of the water but we do live in a hard water zone.
If I have to get some for an axolotl then that’s fine; I just don’t want to alter the water that everything else is happy with.
When I tested my newts water last week (I didn’t test the pH stupidly); it was
Ammonia = 0ppm
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = slight trace (I’ve been doing more water changes lately with the increased temperature so it’s not getting a chance to build up).
I should add I am using the API liquid test kit.