Why use dechlorinators?

It’s Saturday, the first day of the weekend and let’s do some maintenance on the fish tank and make large partial water changes without adding chlorine neutraliser….

Or, let’s top up the fish pond… .and forget to turn off the tap first before going to the shops….

Catastrophe strikes and your fish become exposed to dangerous levels of chlorine.

Have a read of this article I co-authored with a colleague while I was working as a veterinary fish pathologist in Tasmania.

This article describes  the microscopic damage that occurs in fish with chlorine toxicosis in fish.

 

Histopathology of Chlorine Toxicity in Rainbow Trout

 

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