how do you perform water treatment / maintenance for arowana fish?
specifically in replacing new water.
all i know is to pour some anti chlorine and methylene blue after changing a new fresh water.
is it ok to pour those chemicals while the fish is still there? some said you have to pull out the fish first before using those chemicals and put them back afterwards inside the aquarium after using those chemicals. for more or less 5-10 mins.how true is that?
my equipments are irrator and overhead circulating water filter w/ submersible pump.
please advice how do take care of this fresh water pets.
thanks.
No, you should leave the fish in the tank when you do your water changes; removing him is stressful and unnecessary.
You should not use methlyne blue unless your fish has fungus – meth blue is an anti-funguside, so unless you’re treating for something, don’t waste money on that 
As for when to put in the water conditioner (anti-chlorine) depends on how you do your water changes. I’m still using the antique bucket mode. That is, I use my clean 5 gallon fish bucket (never had cleaning products in) and with a syphon tube I vacuum out about 30% of the water, which I dump (or use to water my plants). Then I fill the bucket back up, make sur ethe water is the same temp as the tank, add the amount of water conditoner for 5 gallons, put the water in the tank, and repeat until the tank is filled back up.
However, they have “python” tubes, which attach to the sink and go right into your tank, so you just turn the water on (make sure it’s the same temp) and it flows right into your tank. In this case, you need to add the amount of dechlorinator for however much you’re replacing, before you start running the water into the tank.
You should do these 30% water changes about once a week. And it is almost never necessary to remove more than 50% of the water or remove the fish from the tank (unless there’s an emergency, like if you dropped a whole jar of salt into the tank or something).
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