nicpapa Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hi there , 1 week before , i loose 500-600 crs shrimp from two tanks. The only i done was replace the water at night. I have two dogs and the mornig i put them spot on for the flea and ticks. Maybe some chemical went to my hand , and when i add the water , the shrimps death . A video when i add my hand inside the aquarium . When i understand what hapen i add easy life easy filter and i save ~100crs. Now i am keeping in one tank , and in the other i change the substrate for sure. So every one who have dogs be carefull... . Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 How horrible! I'm glad you saved some though. Thanks for the reminder to everyone who owns animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm just about to do the med for my dogs I think I might go buy gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm just about to do the med for my dogs I think I might go buy gloves. Gloves and dont touch the dog for two -three days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Had same thing happen to me 3-4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Sometimes a single death will start a chain reaction that will cause others to die and eventually the entire tank. Usually, if you have a huge population, this problem is compounded more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 ShrimpFan...I don't understand what you mean. It sounds like you are saying one can die and the others die "sympathetically"??? I know I am prob misunderstanding but since this hobby can be illogical at times, I thought I would double check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 you dont have to wait 3 days to touch the dog it should all be absorbed within 24 hours. Just dont touch the spot with the medicine while it is wet. Once it is dry it is completely safe. Of course you should always wash your hands well before putting them in the tank anyway. So sorry that happened to you. It must have been AWFUL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hahah. No. No deaths caused by sympathy. That would be funny. No, a death in a over population tank can cause a chain reaction as the original decay/rot and pollute the surrounding area. This may cause another to die, creating two decay bodies, which in turn can spiral and cause more and more. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 you dont have to wait 3 days to touch the dog it should all be absorbed within 24 hours. Just dont touch the spot with the medicine while it is wet. Once it is dry it is completely safe. Of course you should always wash your hands well before putting them in the tank anyway. So sorry that happened to you. It must have been AWFUL I wash my hands 4-5 times before i add in the tanks.. Maybe hands absorbed the chemical. I tested in a bottle , i put one red cherry and then add my had inside, then after one -two hours the srhimp was dead. That hapens for 4 days... Now its ok . I can put my hands inside the tanks. aquariumlover10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thank goodness I use the pills for my dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks shrimpfan...I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hahah. No. No deaths caused by sympathy. That would be funny. No, a death in a over population tank can cause a chain reaction as the original decay/rot and pollute the surrounding area. This may cause another to die, creating two decay bodies, which in turn can spiral and cause more and more. +1 Littlebirdie, that happened to me before. Once it starts, it is very hard to stop for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Now the tanks stabilized. in the first week , every day , i found 3-5 dead shrimps. Now after 2 week , srhimps are fine, i remove substrate and plants from one tanks , and i begin again with new akadama. In the other tank now have ~100 crs. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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