Animal Hair Getting In Your Tanks!

[guppy_man]

hey i dont know about you but i have quite alot of furry animals and i just cant keep the hair away from my tanks, its the most annoying thing

any of you have this trouble?

 

[Bloo]

Not since I have lids on all of them

 

[guppy_man]

yes i ihave lids on all of them but sumhow still hairs get in

 

[Wanda hornsey]

I have 3 cats (2 long haired) and a large GSD and from time to time the odd hair gets in but I do have glass covers and a BIG lid/top. Is the tank covered?

 

[lljdma06]

I have a dog and the occasional hair gets in, but not to the extent that I would be worried. It's part of having a hairy pet. Hair gets everywhere! I have lids on my tanks, doesn't change a thing.

 

[guppymonkey]

I get hair in my tanks that are in the basement and my animals are never near them! I don't have a cat or a dog to try to mess with my tanks either, its a guinea pig! LOL! Its sometimes annoying to find little hairs floating in the tank though. I had to pull a guinea pig hair out of the mouth of one of my goodeids! lol

 

[moeldner]

check your not doing it yourself - make sure they are not on your hands when you are doing tank maintenance/feeding and the like.

 

[Iron Man]

I had to pull a guinea pig hair out of the mouth of one of my goodeids! lol

 

[blitztidus]

It may be from on your clothes

 

[lisie]

Oh, that drives me crazy too. My tanks are covered and it still gets in there... What's even worse though is when my own hair gets in... ain't nothing like a long reddish-brown hair stuck to a plant floating with the current... grossness, lol.

 

[SPLiSH]

We have two dogs and I find the only time hair gets in the tank is when I give the dogs a cuddle and then go near the tank. Run a CLEAN, non-chemical paper towel over the surface of the water, the hair sticks to it.

 

[Cobe27]

I have two dogs and their hair gets everywhere - including my tanks. Think because they are always near the tank and their hair floats around in the air (the only way to explain how I end up with dog hair in the bath!) that it the odd one must get into the tank when the lid is opened for feeding etc.

 

[juliehainsworth]

I often find dog hairs in my tanks and they all have lids on! It is a bit annoying but there is nothing I can do about it!

 

[Bloo]

I don't really understand it. My cat always snoozes on the lids (nice and warm from the lights) and I never get any cat hair in my tanks (even though there's always loads on the lids!)

 

[SPLiSH]

It probably depends on the breed of cat/dog and what season it is in relation to shedding.

Although my cavs seem to be constantly shedding.