Anyone know anything about tropical fish tanks????

[saluki]

Hi all, I have a lovely tropical fish tank with lovely fish, Only thing is my darling Boyfriend decided we would go to the river and collect some lovely rocks to go in it, i got them home, scrubbed them and soaked them in boiling hot water from the kettle for 2 days, thats where they are still as im scared to put them in the tank just in case it kills my fish, anyone know if it should be ok???:help10:"Feedback"

[Serenfach]

It really should be okay as long as you have soaked them well, which you have. The bigger problem happens with rocks from the sea as they absorb all that salt which obviously is no good for your fish. With the river ones you really should be fine .... just check that you and your boyfriend clearly remember that the water was clear, with no pollution (oil, petrol etc ... you can see it if it's there on the surface of the water). If he and you remember none, and when you boiled them there was no residue on the top of the water, then your fishies have some lovely new rocks!!!

Hope they like them!!

[Al1x]

I'd have thought they be ok as well!

[hector]

should be fine as long as there well washed i know people who haved used slate before without any problems so rocks should be ok

[saluki]

Thanks guys, you been very helpfull, I will put them in later. :kisshands:

[Bay-Bee]

Maybe thats why all our fish keep dying.

Tyler collects rocks from the beach near us and then puts them in the tank. Didn't even think about washing them or anything..... :fryingpan: what am I like.

[saluki]

Lol you wasnt to know. x

[Serenfach]

I made the same mistake when I first had my tropical tank. Don't know about you, but I think you get prettier ones from the beach than the river too! But the same applies, boil them twice t0 ensure all toxins are out, then they should be fine. I did this with mine and all fishies were fine.

[Bay-Bee]

Lol you wasnt to know. x

How bad do I feel now!! We bought some new ones on Tylers birthday and then went down the beach on the same day, Tyler picked out some shells and a couple of stones and popped them in, then a few days later 4 of the 7 we bought died! Opps..

[saluki]

you wernt to know hun, dont beat yourself up about it. xx:kisshands:

[*debbie*]

I joined this site as i have just bought a tank and 2 new fish as ds's 2 fish died within days of each other...so we have progressed from a goldfish bowl :cheesy: we arent keeping tropical, but this site helps you with evryething from disease to equipment and plants etc :kisshands:

http://www.fishforums.com/forum/

[saluki]

Thanks hun, thats very sweet of you. x:kisshands: