Is there a better way to remove the soap bubbles then scooping? About every 5-10 minutes i remove the bubbles. The fish i put in there are active and healthy still.. Will this fix the problem?
2007-07-31 18:33:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
you're having SOAP in YOUR TANK?
How did you do that?
You have to take out your fish right away and dump your whole setup out and wash it through with hot water until there is no soap residue anywhere anymore
Also replace the carbon cartridge, you can't wash out soap of that
Set up your tank again, fill it with water and use water conditioner as directed, and let it stand for at least 2 hours, until you don't see any little bubbles anymore on the inside tank, that is oxygen bubbles, nothing else
put your fish into a bag with conditoned water and let them float for at least 30 min for them to adjust to the temperature
Release them and pray that your fish will survive
Also put 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per gallon into your tank, that should help your fish immense to deal with the soap shock
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-31 20:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How did soap get in there in the first place. That is really dangerouse and could very well kill the fish. Get them out and into a little container. Get a water temp from the water they are in, and rinse everything off really well. I mean really well. Rinse once, twice, three times. You really cant rinse enough, oh and rinse everything. Clean the filter very well, and replace any pads, or charcole. Then reset the aquariam and fill it. Get the water temp exact, even a few degrees can harm a fish. Make sure you keep a sample of the old water to get the temp. After that is good take your fish out of the container they are in and place them in the newly cleaned tank. Do not dump old water into the clean water. Soap is not good at all. It mixes with the water which the fish take in through their gills. Keep checking on them and test your water regularly, oh and never use soap again.
This is not going to harm your fish because you are supposed to change the water, doing it all at once works better sometimes than vacuming out the bottem.
Yes using vinager will work wonderfully, and be sure to check all chemical lvls. Use declorinating drops, make sure all your levels are correct, and really watch your tank for a while because it will go through its own cycle.
2007-08-01 01:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by Tina S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it will not. Fish that have come into contact with soap can die within days. Here's what to do to try and save your fish:
Scoop all your fish into cups filled with new, clean, treated water. (The water should be treated with dechlorinator first. However, if for some reason you haven't got any, scoop them out anyway. Soap is more toxic to fish than chlorine.) Try to make sure none of the tank water gets into the cups. A smaller tank would be better than cups, though.
Empty out your entire tank and SCRUB. When you're done, rinse. When you think you're done rinsing, rinse somemore. Rinse until you can't smell a trace of soap in there. This goes for all the accessories in there too.
Then, fill the tank with a mixture of one part vinegar to three parts water. Leave it for a couple of hours, then rinse out well. If you like, you can sun it for a couple of days.
This is the best way you can sterilise your tank. However, please, please make sure you don't get soap in your tank again. It is one of the most fatal chemicals to fish.
Good luck.
2007-08-01 07:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take the fish out, and rinse really really good everything in the tank, gravel, decorations, filter tubing, tank itself, and replace the filter pad. Better yet, rinse it with water, and give it a vinegar rinse too. Vinegar seems to help get rid of soap residue. Also, after doing all that, monitor your ammonia, nitrites, and nitrate levels because your tank is most likely going to go through another cycle process. Never use soap to clean anything for a fish tank. Bleach/water mix is safe to use as long as it's rinsed well, and you use a dechlorinator when you fill up the tank again. Vinegar is safe as well, again just rinse good because it can adjust the ph. Good luck-I don't envy you!!
2007-08-01 01:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take out 1/3 of the water and add new fresh water. Wait for a day for the tank to cycle
2007-08-01 01:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
maybe you sould take out ur fish, and cahnge the water.. try use like a bucket or cup and try to put water from the sink or something..
2007-08-01 04:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by deemister 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
remove soapy water, add not soapy water
2007-08-01 01:37:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋