lilly1958 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 My daughter just sprayed bug spay around & I'm sure some has gotten into my shrimp tanks. The shrimp are swimming around like crazy & now a few have died. I have done a 50% water change with RO water what else can I do. I don't want them all to died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor4551 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Throw some carbon in the tank if you have some, it will help to remove chemical . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Thanks Trevor but I don't have any carbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Firstly, kick your daughters butt. Do you have somewhere you can put them temporarily? If so maybe move them and flush their tank with RO and then refill it and add some Prime/Fraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Can't really blame her. She didn't know & it was a dam BIG spider. I've lost half my Blue Velvets & sunkist, 5 of one 10 of the other so I've removed them from the tank into a bucket. Put them in another room with an airstone in the bucket so I'll see how they go. I have run out of RO so I've emptied the tanks & I'll go get more RO first thing in the morning. One of the dead blue velvets was a berried female.. Not a happy camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 This is the cause!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Damn! Sorry for your losses. Ask her to try using a broom next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Thanks, I would have thought the screaming would have killed it but spiders are obviously deaf. Next best thing 1/2 can surface spray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitmini Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Tell her next time they are cool spiders cause they eat the cockies and don't make webs . We have a couple in our fish room . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Exactly..you know how many cockroaches that spider has probably knocked off for you? Karma, says I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Add geo liquid It will cloud the water then go clear and chemicals are gone best thing is you cant od with geo liquid so a heavy dose works quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebelle Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Prevention is better then cure: always keep your tanks covered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 And if you dont have 'easy life' in your shrimp tank, do that. Cant reccomend it enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Its a harmless spider. .. and the best way to stop them is to already have a bigger one... but screaming is a good idea when your stuck. Thats what I do when noone is around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilpierre Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 ..... SPIDER! ...... THERES A SPIDER PEOPLE! ...... YARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH:scared: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 She has just spent the last almost 2 years working in the UK where the spiders are really small. I'd forgotten how piercing her screams could be.... It did get her back. It dragged it's self half dead into her bedroom & disappeared. She had to spend the next 1/2 hr finding it. I keep lids on all my tanks but as I use sponge filters the air pump must have sucked the chemicals in. Do I use the standard dose of easy life [MENTION=2912]goneself[/MENTION]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 You can double up, I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedKing Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 You can double up, I would. What does Easy Life do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 http://www.easylife.nl/en-us/freshwater-products/water-treatment/easy-life-fluid-filter-medium You wont believe it until you try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
