Mitch23 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hi everyone, i brought some fake aquarium rocks, and they reeked of resin or something... the guy i brought them of said they where ok to put straight in. my black bar zeba just keeps swimming up and down and looks stressed. did i poisen my fish? *PLEASE GIVE ME ADVICE IT IS URGENT* thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc01 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 take the rocks out ASAP! Do a small water change and buy some aquasonic bio-aid. It binds any nasty chemicals together and through the magic of chemistry it neutralises it into harmless waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 take the rocks out ASAP! Do a small water change and buy some aquasonic bio-aid. It binds any nasty chemicals together and through the magic of chemistry it neutralises it into harmless waste are you sure they are toxic thow? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 The rocks probably arent toxic, but you did add them and the fish got sick. It seems logical to remove them and do what efc01 said. What kind of rocks are they (brand) and are they new or second hand? They could have been in contact with some toxic and transfered that onto the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 The rocks probably arent toxic, but you did add them and the fish got sick. It seems logical to remove them and do what efc01 said. What kind of rocks are they (brand) and are they new or second hand? They could have been in contact with some toxic and transfered that onto the tank. all the fish are ok except the black ba zebra and now the maingano (wich are the two biggest cichlids in the tank) are swimming up and down the tank glass and keep popping up to the surfice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 is there any one else that can give me more advice? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 always rinse things before putting them in your tank it may just be coincidental that the fish are behaving this way take the fake rocks out and rinse them down with a hose then leave them in the sun for a couple of days use some carbon in the filter for a few days and give them a partial water change this will dilute anything that may have come in with the rocks other than that just watch for any behaviour changes Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 i think the fish are settling down now. i did a 40% water change. should i do another in the morning? here is a pic of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 +1 on the carbon to try to remove anything lingering in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbBill Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I agree with everyone else - thorough washing and drying in the sun of anything non-living that is going into a tank. Water change and addition of carbon to the tank. Hands up whoever has not added something toxic to a tank sometime in their hobby life - I would put my hand up if I could find my car keys in my pockets...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 my fish are dying, and some dead. cant beleive it. .. he told me they where fint to put striaght in (even though there was in intense smell of resin and well now my fish are dead and dying. im devostated. is there anything in that tank i can re-use or does everything have to be chucked out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 So how long were the rocks in the tank total? Did you take them out and do the water change immediately after receiving the advice here? You can't really blame the seller unless you washed them thoroughly and they still caused problems. They could have sat in a warehouse where someone sprayed insect spray, or many other things which would not really be the sellers fault. All the fake logs and rocks I have seen and used have a 'smell' but they have all been 100% safe. I still always wash things first. In the end, everything that goes in your tank is your responsibility. Putting something in there without cleaning (even though someone said sure it was clean) is a very simple mistake. Hopefully one you will learn from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I always wash everythin destined to go into my tank with boilin hot water first then cold water, then tank water then i allow it to dry in the sun as i have done it before back when i first started fishkeepin and have still not forgiven myself for killin all of my fish. Im pretty paranoid about it these days and always wash my hands and arms if im doin a water change or feeding etc. It has probably happened to most of us at some stage or another mate and it does suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaholic Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If they smelled of resin then its likely they poisoned your tank. The seller gave you poor advice IMO. Washing would have helped but I still think you would have problems. It appears whatever they are made out of hadn't fully cured. Its likely it is the coating that caused the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 So how long were the rocks in the tank total? Did you take them out and do the water change immediately after receiving the advice here? You can't really blame the seller unless you washed them thoroughly and they still caused problems. They could have sat in a warehouse where someone sprayed insect spray, or many other things which would not really be the sellers fault. All the fake logs and rocks I have seen and used have a 'smell' but they have all been 100% safe. I still always wash things first. In the end, everything that goes in your tank is your responsibility. Putting something in there without cleaning (even though someone said sure it was clean) is a very simple mistake. Hopefully one you will learn from. yer i should have washed them.. but the guy told me they where ok to put striaght in tot he tank when he dropped them off but i should have known from the smell... but the rocks destroyed my whole setup. filter sponges and noodles and bioballs, aragonite sand, plants and two E yellows and a mingano. the electric yellows parents where german inport so it is very sad to see them laying on the sand dead:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hey, Are you absolutely sure it was the rocks that caused this? Have you tested your water for ammonia and the like? It seems that this tank hasnt been set up for very long (even after a few weeks) and you have a few fish in there. Were they added all at once? Maybe it could have been an ammonia or nitrite spike? Just seems strange that this could happen because of a plastic rock. Sorry to hear about you fish mate. Happens to the best of us unfortunately Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hey, Are you absolutely sure it was the rocks that caused this? Have you tested your water for ammonia and the like? It seems that this tank hasnt been set up for very long (even after a few weeks) and you have a few fish in there. Were they added all at once? Maybe it could have been an ammonia or nitrite spike? Just seems strange that this could happen because of a plastic rock. Sorry to hear about you fish mate. Happens to the best of us unfortunately Joel mate if you where there to smell the filter sponges and the res of the tank and sand etc. you would have had a heart attack. it smelt toxic enouph to me let alone the fish. all ammonia/nitrite levels where OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foti Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 mate if you where there to smell the filter sponges and the res of the tank and sand etc. you would have had a heart attack. it smelt toxic enouph to me let alone the fish. all ammonia/nitrite levels where OK. bad news mate! i think you knew deep down that you should of washed the rocks! anyways im with Ducksta how long has your tank been running ? filtration ? stock list? size of tank? if you had taken readings such as ph kh amonia nitrate so on please list them with the week from tank started running only asking this to help you work it out as if it was soming existng you will be wasting your time hunting down this guy for compensation! and you will run into the same problem again once you start this tank back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 mate if you where there to smell the filter sponges and the res of the tank and sand etc. you would have had a heart attack. it smelt toxic enouph to me let alone the fish. all ammonia/nitrite levels where OK. bad news mate! i think you knew deep down that you should of washed the rocks! anyways im with Ducksta how long has your tank been running ? filtration ? stock list? size of tank? if you had taken readings such as ph kh amonia nitrate so on please list them with the week from tank started running only asking this to help you work it out as if it was soming existng you will be wasting your time hunting down this guy for compensation! and you will run into the same problem again once you start this tank back up hi foti, tank has been running for a bit over a month. the day before, nitrite was 0, ammonia was 0. beleive me, if you where there you would have known it was the rocks... they where only days old. wich i just found out that is to fresh and it is toxic to fish. as soon as i put them in the whole tank reeked of them. it made the water cloudy and frothy the next morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc01 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 grab some aquasonic pro-bac from age of aquariums (site sponsor) http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/catalog...php?prodID=4902 unbelievable stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Sorry about the lost mate, those rocks were nice as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch23 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 got it all sorted out know. the tank is going again and the nice guy even took back his rocks and even payed for the fish and some of the sand and filter stuff. just a bit of an accident that i dont think will happen again. all of his rocks are going to be tested now anyway. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Glad to hear you have resolved things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxious_nasties Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Fantastic outcome. Hope you have better outcomes in the future. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 thats very nice of him to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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