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I accidentally got some chocolate shake into one of my tanks. I also just put in some new fishies. Water changes until the cloudiness goes away?

Yes, do a water change & see how it goes, if it's still clowdy, do another one tomorrow.



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Did you add the fish and then the chocolate shake? I'm always confused on which goes in first!

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How the heck did you do that?

Well i was putting two new mollies in my qt and eating a chocolate shake at the same time. One tried to escape and landed in te shake and i scooped him up. Unfortunately he was covered in shake when i put him in the tank.
I did a water change and now its a lot cleaner....

thats ok. it should clear up tomorow. i seen a guy dropped his blizzard on a tank at this petcetera store.

sweet ok i thought that i was the only one....

Chocquarium...I don't think it will catch on.

Don't tell us how it happened, it is far more interesting to just imagine... I am picturing a situation involving a ladder, a ringing phone, underwear riding up and an itch on your shoulder blade.

Last edited by wish-ga at 10-Aug-2005 22:43

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make sure in particular that you make sure scum is lifted from the surface of the tank , milk contains protiens and fats that will not only prevent oxygen exchange at the water surface by forming a film on the water surface, but also radically change the water chemistry rapidly as a result of a change in level of gaseous exchange.

i would do water changes in small amounts- possibly about a pint or two twice daily for a couple of weeks to help the filter, which will with a little help will eventually eat the dissolved protiens in the water. A denitrifying bag dropped in the water during this period may help, and prevent an algal bloom that could ensue despite the regular water changes.

a carbon filter might be a cood idea too.


Last edited by Lindy at 25-Aug-2005 07:09

I'd actually be more concerned for the molly that fell into the icy drink than the tank as a whole.

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so did you finish the shake?

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well now the fishies have to wait til after dinner for their chocy