Devon Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hi there. Has anyone ever had Giardia in there tank????? I know it a parasite and lives in still moving waters. I caught some small shrimp from a creek not that long ago and have been thinking about it more and more. Maybe I brought in some Giardia with the shrimp :-? Have any of you guys had it in your tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Since it is a protozoa most people would not know if they had it in their tanks or not. I don't think it is a problem to fish but would be to people if they contracted the parasite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Interesting thought! It seemed to be al the rage a while ago, but not a problem I have heard about much recently. I guess it just became default that you don't drink out of streams, you don't think about it now. Could be an interesting issue for those of us doing native tanks. For instance two weeks ago I got some redfinned bullies from a stream, brought them home in a bucket of stream water, added that to their quarantine tank, did a water change later on sucking on the siphon tube to start it.... Kinda creepy now I think of it!!! Not a bug I want to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Just don't drink out of your tank and you should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 oh man! no more nice tasty mouthful when I over-start the siphon? takes all the fun out of water changes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Off the topic a bit, those siphons are deadly :lol: :lol: when changing the water in one of my oranda ponds I 'over sucked' the siphon and basically choked the rest of the night, surprising I actually survived :oops: :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Just think how much more fun it will be if you catch giardia then :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Osh its not fun at all. yer i was moving some tanks around today. And had to put the shrimp in another tank and drain there one. I got a little bit of water in my mouth. SOOOOOOOOOO im going to take a sample of the water from the stream and a sample of the water from the tank that they are now in and send it to the concil and they "aprently" will test it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Smith Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Giardia's not nice, but there are worse. Look out for other nasties like drug resistant Salmonella. There have been a number of studies, most recently here in Oz about Salmonella in aquaria. About 10% are contaminated. Do not drink your fishtank water! I don't even let the syphon tube touch my mouth (I use my closed fist to form a bridge). Wash your hands after immersing them in the tank. Clean sinks used to dump tank water or wash bits of your tank with disinfectant/bleach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 You shouldn't be dumping tank water down the sink. Give it to your plants (both indoor and out)! They love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextret Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Payless plastics and, probably, other similar stores sell a device for syphoning oil etc. I do not know how to call it. It has a hand pump to start it off, so no need to suck. Apart from safety, it is also much faster, and works every time. Costs 4 dollars or something like that. I have several. Make water changes much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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