Changing the Goldfish Aquarium Water

Water change is necessary for tanks, mainly perform a 30% water change weekly in your goldfish tank to maintain the tank's water quality, also maintain the tank's oxygen level, and avoid ammonia spikes.

How often should you Change the water in a goldfish tank?

To keep your fish healthy, you should change at least half of the water in the bowl or aquarium every 3 days. It also depends upon your tank size.

Water change is very important for your goldfish because goldfish are Messy fish, they produce waste. Perform a 30% water change weekly in your goldfish tank, it maintains the tank's oxygen level also.

How do I change my goldfish tank water without killing them?

Keep your goldfish in the fish tank when you clean your aquarium, it's not important to remove all the water to clean the tank properly. Removing them leads to unnecessary stress for your fish. Or you may run the risk of accidentally killing them. It is possible to keep your fish in the tank.

Following are the ways you can change your goldfish tank water without killing them-

• Always disconnect the power source of your aquarium, all the heaters and pumps should be unplugged.
• Then you can Remove the tank water from the bucket.
• When you are planning to clean your goldfish tank water, first you have to clean your fish tank filter pump and filter media, vacuum your fish tank, change 30% of the water while you are cleaning the aquarium, and trim plants.
• you have to put them in a large bucket half of the tank water, Cover the bucket to reduce stress.
• Use a small bowl, mug, or cup that has been thoroughly rinsed with distilled water as a temporary tank.
• Keep the temporary tank in a safe comfortable place while you are cleaning your larger aquarium.
• Once your goldfish tank is set up and fully cycled, you'll need to clean it once a week.
• Unless you need to take your tank down completely, you won't need to remove your goldfish from the tank while you're cleaning it.
• Add the aquarium salt and test the pH level, adjusting the pH level as necessary. You can buy Aquarium Salt from Amazon.

Following are the points you have to keep in mind while cleaning a goldfish tank-

• Keep in mind that while cleaning, don't feed the fish, they contain excess waste.
• Never place them in containers that have been washed with soap, as even a small amount of residue can be toxic, use a large plastic zig bag.

Where do you put your goldfish while cleaning a tank?

It's best to keep your goldfish in the aquarium while cleaning the tank water because you don't need to remove all the water to clean the tank properly, or you can place them in another temporary container filled with clean water from the tank, plastic container or a fish bag typically provided by pet stores.