stupid carpet cleaning lady

[totalbolshevik]

Yesterday I we had the carpets cleaned, I asked the lady if it would hurt the fish tank at all, and she said no... Well that happened at around 1:00 in the afternoon, and by dinnertime the fish were all looking a little off color. My rummy nose tetra's nose wasn't looking very red, and they were all rather sluggish. I hadn't cleaned the tank for a couple weeks, and I figured that could have been the problem. Well this morning I went up there to feed them and do a water change, and they all looked perfectly healthy, as if nothing had happened. The only thing I could think of was that the carpet cleaning lady didn't know what she was talking about when she said it wouldn't affect the aquarium...

 

[wrs]

but how would it affect the tank if it didnt get in it? And when did you check on the fish? Time wise. When I check on my fish around 8-9 they are all sluggish because its late, and fish sleep right?

 

[totalbolshevik]

It wasn't too late, and they weren't just tired sluggish... They didn't look healthy--labored breathing, less vibrant colors, etc etc. As for how it could affect the tank... You could smell the stuff she had used on the carpet, I figured the fumes could have somehow gotten in there... I could be just paranoid of course.

 

[gadazobe]

If she used a dry cleaning substance, then the fumes could have got into the tank and the right thing to do was to do a major water change. If ever I do any decorating or anything that has strong fumes, then I cover the tanks with a thick blanket until the the fumes dissipate.

 

[fishdudein]

If it's in the air, it's in your tank water, too! Cigarette smoke, air freshener spray, cooking fumes (fried foods esp., the oily smoke), candles burning, paint fumes, bug spray, colognes, deodorant spray--it all affects your fish!