sponger_nz Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 I'm sure I'm not the first to have this happen. I had a party at my place last night and some drunk idiot decided it was a good idea to put bourbon and cola in my tank. I didn't see it happen and woke up this morning to find my fish all gasping, some at the surface others at their normal level. I have done a 25% water change and they aren't gasping as much anymore. I think a heap of food got put in there aswell and the water is pretty cloudy. Is there anything else I can do? I was going to do a daily water change for a few days and hope it clears up. Is this too frequent? Anyone else been through this before and have any advice? Is there anything I can get to neutralise the negative effect it is having on my fish? Thanks, Glen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 no personal experience with this but id say your on the right track with daily waterchanges man that sucks hope your fish are ok good luck, duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 yep i second what duncan said I would do a big water change, ie.50%, then 20-30% daily for a week or so. Good luck Rogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 It feeds the bacteria and causes a bloom, just watch for the water going cloudy. Water change is all you can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Hate idiots like that, no consideration for others or other's property Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponger_nz Posted May 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Yeah. It's funny how they can be your best friends when the sober and your worst enemy when their drunk. I've done some stupid things, but never that dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 A bit of alcohol and people lose the few brain cells they had. Keep up the water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponger_nz Posted May 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 All appears well now, water has cleared and fish look happy. Their appetite is returning. Thanks for the advice. Hopefully no one else experiences this in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 no possibility you kept some of that water? you could put your friends head in a bucket for say... 10 minutes to see how he likes breathing water with alcohol in it... :lol: :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponger_nz Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Well, seeing as I only did a couple of 25% water changes, there is still a great deal of it in the tank I presume. I could stick his face in the tank and see if my arowana likes his nose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberfin Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 I know someone whos budgie was killed by some drop-kick who blew smoke from a joint into its cage. Sounds like you have your tank under control. You could add 'cycle' to replace the good stuff the frequent water changes are removing. Another good idea would be to put bourbon and cola into the petrol tank of that guy's car. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponger_nz Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Looks like I'm not in the clear. It appears that a few of my fish have developed fungas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 hit that guy up for some cash for the meds (theyre not normally too expensive but you can make out they are lol). theres a few methods for fungus, i think a meth blue/malachite green mix is used with good sucess but im not too up on that one. salt can also be used. theres a few products out there that are good for getting rid of fungus, best to treat in a hospital tank though as some can stain your tanks/ruin all your beneficial bacteria colonies. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 poor sponger poor fishies It's probably not the alcohol that's the problem any more - it's likely to be all the sugar. I suspect the alcohol would have had an immediate effect (if it was going to) but the sugar is now feeding all kinds of micro-greeblies that you don't need in your tank. Keep up the water changes, and systematically clean the tank - gravel vac small areas at a time, clean ornaments etc a few at a time. Eventually you'll reach a nice balance again. Meanwhile medicate the sick fish in a hospital tank like sharn suggested. Remember to keep a log-book of how long you spend doing all this, then INVOICE the dimwit for your time! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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