Tap water poisoning?!

[loneminx]

I did a water change in my ten gallon tank tonight. It was two gallons. 30 minutes to an hour later I looked on the kitchen counter and realized I used Pristine instead of Prime as water conditioner.

I found the Prime and quickly used it to condition the tank but when I searched for all of my friends (a betta, a nerite, and a ghost shrimp) to make sure they were okay I noticed Shrimpy hunched up really awkwardly and not moving.

He's alive, his little mouth area is moving fast but he is not his usual self. He has moved a few inches now (it's been at least another 30min since I added Prime). He looks less hunched.

I just want to prepare myself, is he going to be okay? I know they're really sensitive... I've had him almost a year now and I'd hate to be his cause of death!

 

[TWiG87]

Are you on city or well water? Any idea what the parameters are from your tap?

 

[loneminx]

City. Don't know parameters anymore other than it's really hard. TDS was just over 400 or else just under (I forget that too).

 

[TWiG87]

It’s good you got the prime in there, since it’s city water it is fairly safe to say there are traces of chlorine/chloramine. He may be ok though. Hard to say definitively. Sorry that’s not a whole lot of help

 

[loneminx]

It’s good you got the prime in there, since it’s city water it is fairly safe to say there are traces of chlorine/chloramine. He may be ok though. Hard to say definitively. Sorry that’s not a whole lot of help

Definitely chloramine. I'm hoping he makes it. Thank you!

 

[JenC]

Just want to double check that you dosed Prime for the whole tank volume, not only the water change amount, as you added it directly to the tank?

I hope the fishies will be okay.

 

[loneminx]

Just want to double check that you dosed Prime for the whole tank volume, not only the water change amount, as you added it directly to the tank?

I hope the fishies will be okay.

I did! Mostly because I was freaking out and thought it couldn't hurt vs I knew I was supposed to do that (because I didn't though it makes sense).

Everyone except the shrimp seems normal. Lights out now, hopefully he's just shocked and will be better in the morning...

 

[loneminx]

He's still alive! I found a white shrimp shaped shell and thought the worst but he was just a few inches away and looking busy sifting through some plant debris!