Goldfish floating problem..
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kitten_caboodle said:or just use tap water and a treatment that makes it ok for the fish to live in. It costs about 2 quid a bottle and you only need a small percentage, so it lasts longer and should be cheaper in the longrun than cheap water
Oh dear I'm having to quote myself now as no-one is paying attention and we're just going around in circles
The tap water and treatment is a far preferred way than buying cheap bottled water which is barely better than untreated tap water anyway (for fish). 2 litres at 18p and a weekly/twice weekly water change would soon outweigh the £2 i pay for the treatment.
That's my point.
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Agreed, the minerals in bottled water aren't necessarilly good for the fish anyway. Got a bottle of Volvic here and it says it has 13.5mg of chlorine per litre, which is EXACTLY the sort of chemical the treatments remove from tap water!
A big bottle will last you over a year for £2 too.
EDIT: Excaliborg basically covered it, didn't read his post
Agreed, the minerals in bottled water aren't necessarilly good for the fish anyway. Got a bottle of Volvic here and it says it has 13.5mg of chlorine per litre, which is EXACTLY the sort of chemical the treatments remove from tap water!
A big bottle will last you over a year for £2 too.
EDIT: Excaliborg basically covered it, didn't read his post
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Von's offer is tempting, but how would the fish survive the trip in the post from Essex?