Hi There
Just want to point out a couple of things.
The amount of Clorine added to tap water varies from water company to water company.Many of the new plants do not use clorine to disinfect their water but use Ozone and Ultra Violet to do the job. Water supplied from these facilities are chlorine free. However if you happen to live in an area where much of the water is collected surface water. The amount of chlorine is increased in these situation and you can both smell and taste it.
You speak about Siamese fighting fish, these little souls live in water that would kill most fish, lack of oxygen lots of disolve organic etc so they are very hardy. Often like yourself I had Goldfish as a child but I also remember that they did not live for very long and they would be replaced. The tap water that was used was untreated which accounts for the high mortality rate.
Lorna first point is the most important. Clorine burns the gills of fish it does not kill every time but slowly, the fishes ability to absorb oxygen is diminished, little by little their Gills fail.
Remember Chlorine Gas was used to kill people in WW1. Men died because the gas burned the lining of the lungs but not all died but those who did not always had breathing problems. Same thing happens to fish.
Take Care
RayI
--- In PONDERS_INTERNATIONAL@yahoogroups.com, Lorna Stephens <lstephens67019@...> wrote:
>
> The residual chlorine will damage the fishes' gills. This might not be
> noticeable to you, especially if the chlorine is a small concentration. A
> cheaper alternative to chlorine remover is to go to Wal Mart (or similar)
> in the camping section and buy an RV filter to go on your water hose. It
> is a blue water filter about a foot long. It filters the water with
> charcoal. Rinse it thoroughly before filling pond, make sure you have the
> water flowing in the proper direction (there is an arrow on the filter),
> and don't turn the water on too fast. It does an excellent job. I buy a
> new one every year because it's only good for a certain number of gallons.
> Lorna in S. Central Kansas
>
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:22 AM, BRENDA PHILLIPS <brendasue420@...>wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > My pump top fell over yesterday and almost emptied my 450-gal pond. I
> > filled it 1/3-full using the chlorine remover. I finished filling up the
> > pond with culinary water (i.e. treated with chlorine) and my fish are as
> > healthy as any fish can be. So I wondere if using chlorine remover is
> > necessary for gold fish and koi. I think not after this.
> >
> > I remember, as a child, that we cleaned our goldfish bowl and then simply
> > filled up the bowl with tap water and no problems after that with them
> > dieing.
> >
> > Also, bought a Siamese fighting fish and the lady that sold it to me also
> > filled up a container with tap water and put the fish in and I, again, had
> > no ill effects. What's up?
> >
> > Brenda - 6B
> >
> >
> >
>
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