Marshall, Whay and Heather - I learned never to use CS in my 30 gallon freshwater tank *the hard way*. :-)
CS is known to kill one-celled organisms and bacteria probably fit that bill, but some types of bacteria are good and needed. Adding 2 ozs. of 3% "food grade" h202 (hydrogen peroxide) after each water change is the best thing I've found. It keeps my fish really healthy and active and the water crystal clear. Since doing this, I no longer have to buy the chemical water conditioners. Hope this helps. Jodi _____ Marshall wrote: > CS can be a problem with fish. Apparently it kills the bacteria that > digest the wastes, and then those wastes become toxic as they build > up. > > Marshall Whay Ronnie wrote: >> I am aware CS has many uses around the home. >> What about adding some to my pet Gold fishes? >> Can CS germ killing action replace those commercially >> available chemical fish medicine. Heather wrote: > It isn’t necessarily bad for the fish themselves…it will kill your > TANK, however. The beneficial bacteria which help to keep your water > clean for the fish will die if exposed to CS, thus poisoning the > fish. > It’s best to treat the fish with CS OUTSIDE the tank in a small > container as a dip-method, since the CS is actually harmless to the > fish itself. Then return the treated fish to the tank. NEVER put CS > in a tank or pond. Whay Ronnie wrote: > Thank you for the caution. > > I am giving CS to my cats and dogs and they like it. > > I always thought CS only kill single cell organisms and is harmless > to animals. How is it bad for the fishes? -- Jodi Waldman Menard -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
