Can I use swimming pool chlorine tablets in my fish pond to kill algaes without harming or killing my fishes?

Answer 1

U better take Ur fish out, & clean Ur tank with chlorine. After U do that, be sure not to put the fish back in immediately. U need to 1st fill Ur newly cleaned tank with fresh water & put the tank under the sun for at least 3 - 4 days. I've done that with my daddy before, & it worked out just fine. Be careful, & good luck.

Answer 2

You sound pretty desperate to try such a strong measure.
I did have similair experience. My pond was right in the sun area, so this made algae grow and grow. This is the kind of algae that colours the water green and sticks to everything. Having a lot of algae will cause bad health in your fish in the end, due to bad balance, lack of oxygen, ....
Having too much fish does not help - however I did not like the idea to get rid of some of my goldfish. Feeding them much less does help. Keeping the sun out by putting in floating plants also helps - but that also grows out of control.

There are different 'medicines' that people suggested. I have tried some of them and a couple worked for a couple of weeks or so. Best try the ones that turn the algae water into flakes, which are filtered out easily (or sink to the bottom). However, this will get annoyingly expensive when you need to repeat this all the time. You can mimic the same result by draining most of the water and putting in fresh tap water. Be warned - fresh tap water will hurt your fish when they are in bad shape, but it does also clean fungi of your fish. This is probably because tap water usually contains chlorine and such.

The one sure remedy that will make you happy for years to come: Put in a UV-filter. The water flows trough a compartment with a little UV lamp. The UV light’s energy collects on anything that has colour - thus the algae 'particles' are killed. Also kills a lot of other bad stuff. After a couple of days the dead algae discolours and drops to the bottom.
You can get them as an attachment to your existing pump hoses, or get them built in in one of the nice water pump fountains.

I hope you do get rid of your algae!

Oh by the way, do use swimming pool strength chlorine only for the swimming pool. It will kill your fish first, and then only touch your algae halfway.

Answer 3

NO, dude, the chlorine in tap water is lethal. The chorine in a pool will kill ANY fish. To get rid of algae, make sure the tank is not in direct sunlight, reduce light to not over 8 hours, and reduce feedings. Water changes are also never a bad thing.

Algae killing chemicals are bad as they increase osmosic pressure(bad) and reduce oxygen. The algae scraper is much better

A pleco can grow up to 2 feet, though the rubber or bristlenose plecs are good. Also, the chinese algae eater, often labled the algae eater, grows up to a foot, as well as when maturing, will not eat algae, but the protective slime coat of other fish

Answer 4

Absolutely Not! Chlorine tablets will instantly kill your fish! There are products out there at most pet stores that will not harm fish or plants eg. barley straw pellets. These work well for small ponds but if you have a large pond, you should consider investing in a UV light.

Answer 5

Well if I where you I wouldn't try because swimming pool chlorine is kind of strong and it would kill your fish. I'd try some kind of algae side for fish ponds.

Answer 6

Not a good idea. Use a product called Algae Fix to take care of any string algae. Also, covering the pond might be a good idea since algae needs sunlight to grow.

Answer 7

HELL. NO.

Try some algae remover for fish ponds (available at pond supply stores and garden centers)

or, you could try getting a bunch of large snails (pond supply stores too). They can do the job quite well.

never never never NEVER use chlorine.

Answer 8

No, definately not! You want to remover chlorine from water, not add it! When I raised fish, I just bought algae eater fish and water snails. They seemed to clean the algae off pretty well.

Answer 9

NO. That stuff is pretty much bleach. You will kill the fish, beneficial bacteria in tank and the algae.

Diligence with some water changes and a scrubber will usually control algae.
Also ...
Clean the bottom of the tank really well with gravel vacuum.
Minimize tank light / direct sunlight from windows.

Answer 10

NO! When you put water in the tank, don't you let it sit for a day? I do. It's cause the chlorine kills fish! We can drink tap water w/ a little chlorine, but fish would be BREATHING it!