taidang12

So i used tap water for my tank but before i change the water i always mix da tap water first then i thought leaving them outside so all the stuff in tap water can evaporate..so u guys think dat would be a good idea? or i have to use ORDI water? that would cost some money for me though..

nd i dont know why all my fishes breath so bad nd is dat because of da tap water? nd i checked everything(pH,nitrate,nitrite,.etc) in the tank is fine , nd my orange shoulder have some black dot on his body nd idk why..my fish got some ICH too because i just add 2 yellow tang in..but its just annoying for me..I just want to get rid of the ich..

nemo addict

tangs are ich magnets ,, feed garlic paste if you dont have a QT or look at your LFS for a treatment that you can use with corals ,, Not containing copper ,,
fish will become breathless with ich and will eventually kill them if not treated,, Tangs require highly oxegenated water ,,
and you really shouldnt have 4 tangs in a 125 g tank ,, as they grow there will be a lot of aggression due to there nature ,, just a point also on keeping tangs i would advise on a uv filter to keep the ich at bay once cured ,,

taidang12

so my fish breath bad cux they got ich right? not because the tap water?

nemo addict

When you say bad breathing what do you mean are they gasping at the top of the tank ?? Have you done any tests could be your tank hasnt cycled and you have high ammonia levels which would cause the fish to gasp,,
what are your water parameters?
With tap water you are putting unwanted things in to your tank like copper , phosphates, ect ect chlorine and other chemicals that treat the water supply to your house , and all the above will cause inverts to die if copper levels are high , algae blooms from phosphates in tap water , it would be a better experince if you used RO/di or distilled water would even be better then tap water ,,,,

taidang12

ohh no they not gasping at the top of the tank they are normal, extremely fine ..they eating well..but i just dont why they breath really fast. SO i thought probably something wrong with my water that causes the fish breath faster than they usually do so yeah.. my parameters are fine. Probably i think because i use tap water nd i will update the pictures of my tank for u guys to see

anymore advises u guys? cux i dont wannt all my babies to die lol

nemo addict

do you have a test kit if not how do you know ya water is fine has your tank cycled