Green Water Seed Water 1000ml Essential Magic Water for Raising Medaka, Goldfish, and Koi

Includes instructions for propagation and management.

Instructions for using, maintaining, and propagating green water will be provided via the transaction message after purchase.

This is 1000ml of magic water, green water starter, essential for raising medaka fry, juvenile fish, goldfish, and koi. Dilute it with dechlorinated tap water or aquarium water.

What is Green Water?

Green water refers to water that has turned green due to a large bloom of phytoplankton. Strictly speaking, water that is greenish due to the proliferation of floating diatoms is called green water.

Effects of Green Water

1. Decomposition of harmful substances

As mentioned earlier, green water contains a large bloom of phytoplankton.

Nitrates and phosphates in fish waste are a constant problem in fish keeping. However, by using green water, phytoplankton absorb these harmful substances as nutrients, effectively neutralizing them.

For general fish keeping, a filter is purchased to artificially adsorb harmful substances. Using green water can reduce these costs.

2. Serves as food for medaka

Medaka are omnivorous, but in the wild, they primarily feed on plankton.

Examples include zooplankton like daphnia and mosquito larvae, and phytoplankton like diatoms.

Through green water, a food pyramid with medaka at the top is created. Phytoplankton bloom → Zooplankton eat them → Medaka eat the zooplankton → Phytoplankton reproduce based on their waste → Cycle repeats.

By stabilizing this cycle, medaka are unlikely to starve even without artificial feeding.

Precautions

Plants perform both photosynthesis and respiration during the day.
However, on cloudy days or when there is insufficient sunlight, only the oxygen in the water is consumed, leading to oxygen deprivation for the medaka.
This can rarely occur if the green water is too concentrated, so weak aeration is necessary. Additionally, adding aquatic plants or Akadama soil may cause the aquarium water to become clear.

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