kendalli Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 House is getting exterminated soon for pests as per lanlords conditions. how can i protect my fish? Do I just cover my tanks do i transport my fish? what can I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I had mine done last week. I covered all holes for the tanks and turned off all airpumps etc... So far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendalli Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 why turn off all the air pumps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedwards Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 why turn off all the air pumps? ← I would guess to prevent and floating pesticide from making it's way into the tanks through the air pump? We had our house done a few weeks ago, all the guy did internally was spray liquid bug killer along all the skirting boards. If you are around when the inspector comes around you could ask nicely that he tries to avoid the fish tank area, or even just talk to him about it and your concerns as I'm sure you wouldn't be the first person to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacco Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Maybe put some carbon in your filter and throw it away a day or two after the spraying as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 The carbon, covering the tanks and talking to the pesticide guy is probably your safest bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart74 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Had to look twice then all I saw was house getting exterminated All I could think of was the old TV show Dr Who and the darlecks exterminate......exterminate Sorry..... Showing my age now (Crawls back into my rocking chair under my blanky) Getting back onto your topic if you cover your tank and shut off all the air pumps you might be okay but I would certainly talk to the company doing the extermination and ask what they reccomend aswell. Cheers Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonauv Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Do you have any other kinds of tanks - like marine tanks??? If so they may have invertebrates in them like corals or shrimp etc and the sprays used specifically target inverts making inhabitants of these tanks especially susceptible to even low concentration exposure. Take extra care with these tanks - a cover over the tank etc may not be enough protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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