Citycode01 Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 My cat has a flea and we bought flea killer spray and it was big mistake to spray the carpet near our community tank where I dumping all my culls. I had 300+ shrimps in there, mostly all Neos - red, blue, yellow, carbon. I didn't know that stuff can kill all my shrimps, very sad to see them dying. Lucky for me we didn't spry it near my shrimp room where I have all my expensive TBs and Crystal shrimps... Now I'm quarantine shrimp room - keep the door closed and will be washing all the stuff I carry in there from outside. DON'T USE ANTI FLEA SPRAY NEAR YOUR TANKS AND IF YOU USING IT BE EXTRA CAREFULL! It's need only tiny amount to kill all your shrimps Now I'm going to clean that all dead shrimps out before they start to decomposing and do a WC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorfan Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 wow hate to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Man that really sucks. About the only good thing from this is that your cull tank got hit an not the main tanks. Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 A good way for others to remember is that shrimp can be thought of as underwater bugs. Anything that will harm bugs, will harm them too. colorfan and Citycode01 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Very sad to see, sorry for your loss. Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks guys for your support, I feel sucks after this happened, I'm not cleaning them out, I did large WC and placed carbon in the filter, still hoping for any survives. They all like paralysed and only jumping, their legs not working, they can't walk but they not all dead yet. Hoping some of them can recover but I understand it's less likely to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi there , i done the same mistake as you.... Add carbon and do water changes, if you have easy life fluid or salty srhimp esay life, add 3 x recommend dosage. http://caridina.gr/product_info.php?products_id=217 http://www.easylife.nl/en/freshwater/easy-life-fluid-filter-medium My post was here. http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/3112-loosing-all-crs/#entry44127 Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi there , i done the same mistake as you.... Add carbon and do water changes, if you have easy life fluid or salty srhimp esay life, add 3 x recommend dosage. http://caridina.gr/product_info.php?products_id=217 http://www.easylife.nl/en/freshwater/easy-life-fluid-filter-medium My post was here. http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/3112-loosing-all-crs/#entry44127 Thanks for share this with me. That's the shame I didn't read your thread before! I hope I did and didn't lost my shrimps. Your lost was waaay bigger then mine, sorry about that too. I wish I have that products to add them but I don't and it's too late hear now to buy them. I hope I can still have some survivals after big WC and carbon in the filter, I did this just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi im so sorry to see this! but doesn anyone know what to do if this happens? Like could you take them out and save them? Sorry if its a stupid question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loumeer Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Also Diatomaceous Earth. That stuff becomes a cloud in the air after you use it. I believe it will do the same thing to shrimps that it does to ants etc. and will slowly kill the shrimp. I had to set up some house rules with my GF about cleaning with products near my shrimp tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpmaster Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 A massive water change is what I did when I added some plants with poison on them. I used water from another tank and did a change of about 95%. This saved my shrimp. Or you could all catch them out and put in a safe tank. But this stuff seems to be very very poisonous to shrimp. If only a little mist of the spray has this effect, I wonder if anything can safe them, but I would give it a try.Good you are sharing this drama, it's a warning for all of us! Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manticore Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 next time do instant water change and put inside 3 x dosis of easy life liquid filter medium.. it will block many things that harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jledermann Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Also Diatomaceous Earth. That stuff becomes a cloud in the air after you use it. I believe it will do the same thing to shrimps that it does to ants etc. and will slowly kill the shrimp. I had to set up some house rules with my GF about cleaning with products near my shrimp tanks. Diatomaceous Earth is very very bad to inhale FYI, Former pool guy here and that stuff will embed in your lungs and cause problems like asbestos. I dont understand why anyone uses that stuff for anything, pool filter media I understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jledermann Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Citycode I am so sorry for your loss.. I cant even watch that video because I lived it once. Came home and roughed up my dogs, didnt know my mom put front line on them, noticed my tanks needed top offs so I did it pretty casually and must have touched the inside of the pitcher or something and get some Frontline in the tank and instantly about 150 RCS started flicking around and dying. I freaked out. Took me about a week of research and pondering to come to that conclusion and you pretty much just solidified it for me that I nailed it. Only a few RCS lived and I was never able to repopulate that thank unit I moved the shrimp, broke it down and then moved them back in. Cant tell you why that happened but I just wasnt getting any babies for months Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynn Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 While reading this I was aparently visibly horrified enough that a co-worker asked me if I was OK. Citycode01 and zodiac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 OH NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetilda Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 So sad... Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Oh no Sorry this happened! I've always had a bit of a fear of something like this happening with open top tanks. Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm so sorry! Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Wow, what a bummer. Shrimpin' lesson for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Guys you wont believe this. In the morning my gf asked me if I put some more shrimps in the tank and I said why would i did that and she said there are a lot of healthy shrimps walking around the tank. I couldn't believe my eyes to find almost all shrimps alive and recovered and only one dead shrimp The bad thing is that I removed a lot of shrimps before I go to bed assumed they are all 'almost dead' and flush them in the toilet I was afraid they can die at night and pollute the tank, I regret it so much, most of them could be ok by now. The issue with some of the shrimps that's the body become milky white like bacterial infection, but they look healthy and active. I have even saved few berried females and they all should repopulate the tank very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I think they all were very drunk or like high from this stuff but it actually didn't kill them all, If I didn't flush 2/3 of them in the toilet I think I would only find 10-20 dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's great news. Very happy for you Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Wow! Lessons learned. I'm sorry for your losses, but I'm sure many of us would have done the same. So glad you have survivors. Citycode01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Lesson learned for (hopefully not a ) next time. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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