Posted by ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ on May 21, 2007, 12:18 pm
On Mon, 21 May 2007 11:50:43 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
>As I've said before, I kept tropical fish for many years, breeding them for
>sale to the local tropical fish shop, and I never, ever changed the water.
>If your tank had a proper number of plants in it the water will stay
>healthy.
I am not aware that, in the wild, it is necessary to change the water
in lakes, ponds, streams, rills etc or even to partially change it..
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Posted by Sacha on May 21, 2007, 12:22 pm
On 21/5/07 17:18, in article beh353tb69u13m2spkh90sb1balgh3fpb6@4ax.com,
> On Mon, 21 May 2007 11:50:43 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
>
>> As I've said before, I kept tropical fish for many years, breeding them for
>> sale to the local tropical fish shop, and I never, ever changed the water.
>>
>> If your tank had a proper number of plants in it the water will stay
>> healthy.
>
> I am not aware that, in the wild, it is necessary to change the water
> in lakes, ponds, streams, rills etc or even to partially change it..
>
The water is continually renewing itself in those circumstances.
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Posted by K on May 21, 2007, 12:52 pm
>On Mon, 21 May 2007 11:50:43 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
>>As I've said before, I kept tropical fish for many years, breeding them for
>>sale to the local tropical fish shop, and I never, ever changed the water.
>>
>>If your tank had a proper number of plants in it the water will stay
>>healthy.
>I am not aware that, in the wild, it is necessary to change the water
>in lakes, ponds, streams, rills etc or even to partially change it..
Streams and rills certainly have water changes ;-)
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Kay
Posted by Les Hemmings on May 21, 2007, 1:13 pm
®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ wrote:
> On Mon, 21 May 2007 11:50:43 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
>> As I've said before, I kept tropical fish for many years, breeding
>> them for sale to the local tropical fish shop, and I never, ever
>> changed the water.
>>
>> If your tank had a proper number of plants in it the water will stay
>> healthy.
> I am not aware that, in the wild, it is necessary to change the water
> in lakes, ponds, streams, rills etc or even to partially change it..
That is one of the silliest comments i've seen in a long time!
Les
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Posted by ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ on May 21, 2007, 1:26 pm
On Mon, 21 May 2007 18:13:34 +0100, "Les Hemmings"
of this):
>®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 May 2007 11:50:43 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
>>
>>> As I've said before, I kept tropical fish for many years, breeding
>>> them for sale to the local tropical fish shop, and I never, ever
>>> changed the water.
>>>
>>> If your tank had a proper number of plants in it the water will stay
>>> healthy.
>>
>> I am not aware that, in the wild, it is necessary to change the water
>> in lakes, ponds, streams, rills etc or even to partially change it..
>That is one of the silliest comments i've seen in a long time!
What a sheltered life you lead.
Are you on the right meds?
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>sale to the local tropical fish shop, and I never, ever changed the water.
>If your tank had a proper number of plants in it the water will stay
>healthy.