|| I reported problems earlier with my fish (local, freshwater, wild
|| fish) flashing against various surfaces even though the water
|| parameters appear okay. At that time, I also pointed out that the
|| problem seems noticeably worse after cleaning the tank, which
|| consists of vacuuming the gravel and replacing the water removed.
||
|| Now, I'm noticing that when I clean the tank and temporarily pull
|| out the decorations that they really smell. They smell like a mix
|| between the black mud you find in ponds, and gasoline. I've got
|| three large decorations in a 125 gallon tank and they all seem to
|| smell about the same.
||
|| It could simply be that waste was trapped under or within these
|| decorations. But I can't help but wonder if there was some chemical
|| reaction that was helping to irritate my fish. I realize Top Fin is
|| a cheap brand, but they sell this stuff by the truckload and I would
|| certainly have expected that they were safe for fish.
||
|| Anyone have any thoughts on this?
||
|| Jonathan

Well... that does kinda sound weird... but my experience with plastic
plants, didn't last long... as i only used them to transition to real
plants..

I'd stop using them, period... just don't put them back...see what happens
in a couple weeks...

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is that better??