fishybiz Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I need someone to do a gravel vac and water change in Newtown tonight. I can't get down there as the van is in for a service and a child has tipped all the food into the tank. Happy to pay or supply goods in return. Please help as I don't want all the fish to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Sorry to hear ... I would offer but I don't have wheels right now, and no time when they return this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybiz Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks anyway. I have had this happen once before and we lost all the fish. I just can't believe they left the food within reach of a child and what is even worse is that this is a charity job and we don't get paid for it. The lady is going to try and scoop out what she can but has no aquarium experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I would guess your user's fish would be safe until the food starts to rot. Unless they're gold fish and they'll ate it all up! So, I'd suggest finding a few videos on youtube to instruct the adult there on how to suck up as much food as they can, and on how to do a water change. they will likely have to do a few consecutive daily water changes, and also clean the filter of any food that has got into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Even if they just used the a piece of garden hose to sypon out what they can for now :thup: What sort of fish do they have?? I would have been happy to head down there for you, but have only just read this so I'm abit late now, Sorry :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybiz Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks everyone, I can't sleep for thinking about it. Dropped our van off for a service last night and have a grand daughters birthday today so won't be able to get there till later and I just know it will be a very distressing sight. It is a community tropical, from memory a severum, catfish, loaches and tetras and heavily planted. Tried to ring around 9 and they had left so will call first thing in the morning and get the bad news. We once had a very intelligent severum head butt the auto feeder into the tank one night and we only managed to save one angel that time. Trouble is that once the food has clouded the water the oxygen depletes and then they die. Will let you know what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybiz Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Well not one fish died but they water really smelt bad. The lady managed to scoop quite a bit of the flake out and we got most of the rest out today by gravel vac. Food has been moved out of children's reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Good outcome then. Hope there's no mini ammonia spike from hidden food rotting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodKing Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Good to hear :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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