You've Been LIED To About Water Changes, New Series "True Or False"

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Finally a voice of reason in the water change discussion. My family bred fish in the 1940's supply local pet shops. Less was known about the nitrogen cycle, etc. We did water changes when the water began to smell stale, when it became cloudy, or when we noticed the fish were more or less active than normal. We used water from the tap doing them "as needed", testing with litmus strips for acidity, and, our fish thrived and bred easily. Now the water change mania dominates the industry, and the work to maintain tanks has become such a burden, that many abandon the hobby. Sad!

As for why water changes encourage breeding, I read somewhere that water changes will convince the fish that its the rainy season which is a good time to raise fry because of the abundance of water.

Just started my fist aquarium with neon tetra's. Very helpful because all the stuff on the internet is a little confusing

You made me get off my ass and do a water change while listening 😅

Cooler water is like rain in nature, that's why it triggers spawning

This was great. My fish LOVE their fresh water and play in the stream of bubbles; so I do small changes every weekend (5-10% because my tanks are heavily planted); and top-offs in the middle of the week. I'm in this hobby because I enjoy it, water changes are not work for me.

I take water out and use it on my plants, then I add water to my tanks, its a win-win for me.

I've got heavily planted tanks and "topping off" daily is all I do. There's a huge difference between planted tanks that have been going for 2+ years and new tanks with no natural plants/substrate.

We spend so much time trying to fix what ain't broke ,I believe if we're consistent with how we're treating our water, how often we do our water changes and keeping parameters in check then your good

In the tropics when it rains the change in temp sets off spawning behaviour, even though the rain is usually cooler that the river or lake it's raining on....that's why I have never really worried about getting the water temp right during water changes.....love your channel by the way....

This entire channel is such a wealth of knowledge it should be awarded a medal for education

Thanks for the reminder. It helps my overprotective instincts not be quite so anxious about water changes. I don't do them as often as I should (twice a month, needs more plants). But hearing that I don't need to get the perfect temperature and that I don't need to let the water settle/mix with the water conditioner helps the brain weasels quiet down a little.

"Don't disturb the fish" was funny to me... my fish LOVE it when I do maintenance that involves a tool in the water! It's a community tank, and they all gather wherever the tool is. They'd get bored if I didn't provide them with a bit of existential challenge like that, kind of like never allowing your child to climb a tree or ride a roller-coaster!

NO LIE PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE EVER!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY! I TRY MY HARDEST TO DO VIDEOS FOR THE BEGINNER HOBBYIST AND PUTTING OUT VIDEOS THAT WON'T SCARE THEM OUT OF KEEPING FISH. AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE IS A MUST SEE. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS NOT COMPLICATING THING ALL TO HECK SO THAT BEGINNERS CAN FEEL LIKE THEY CAN DO WHAT WE DO TOO. KEEP UP THE THE GOOD WORK JOHN AND LISA I BELIEVE THAT THIS CHANNEL WILL ONE DAY BE NUMBER ONE AND IM NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE WE COOL IM 4-REALZZZZZ

You guys make me feel so much more confident about my fish keeping. I have a 40 Gallon cycling right now for an Oranda and a Black Moor, and I also just bought a 10 gallon and I’m going to get a Betta and 6(ish) Cardinal Tetras for it. You guys are awesome, you have a fan for life here!!

Will John escape Lisa's wrath? Find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z! Great video guys!

You don't understand how much I needed this video. I started the hobby only about 2 years ago, and watching this video today has unearthed so many myths and lies that I was told and readily accepted. I have been doing 25% water changes every week on Sunday since I had this tank established. And I feel like I have wasted so much time doing water changes when I probably did not need to do them as much. You guys keep saving my life with every video. Thank you so much! 💙

I do prepare my water the day before in the summer to let it cool down. I live in Tucson and in the summer the water can be near 90 on the cold side!

Thank you!! Good tips. Also, thanks for calling out idiots on YouTube who do dumb fish abusing stunts for views.