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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Bum
 
Aquarium water on me?

If I get my hands down in my tank to clean or whatever, how safe is that? Will I catch some parasite? Will I get ICH ? Will anyone come near me?
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

LOL
You wont catch a fish disease like ich, your quite safe... (i think)
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

I have read that you can get tb from your fish, but that is probably quite rare.
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Helper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

If you have any kind of open wound on your hands, TB can be a problem, highly unlikely though.

You're much more likely to catch Gastro Enteritis, this has already happened to me once!!!
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

that was reeealy smart of you rob... :P
how did you do that?
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Moderator
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Here's an interesting article on this topic:

http://www.fishlore.com/Articles/Dis...edToHumans.htm
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Helper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Emma
that was reeealy smart of you rob... :P
how did you do that?
I was doing a water change and kinda tripped with the bucket full of old water... i was soaked head to toe...
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

ouch....
yikes if i did that my fish tank would be banished forever...EMMA, YOU FLOODED MY NICE FLOOR!!!!!!
lol...
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Helper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Haha, well I live in and run a pub, so there's always liquids being spilled on the floor
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

o that explains it then...
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Quote:
Originally Posted by rob2uk
Haha, well I live in and run a pub, so there's always liquids being spilled on the floor
Cool! Is the pub near London?
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Helper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Do a search for my postcode (RG26 3NL) here: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/

I'm about 40 or 50 miles away, I guess
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Moderator
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

As with anything you want to wash your hands before putting them in the tank , also you want to wash your hands when you finish with your tank maintenance.
Rob unless you splashed that water in your mouth, nose or eyes you shouldn't be at risk from you tank water
Carol
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Old December 1st, 2005  
Fish Helper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
Rob unless you splashed that water in your mouth, nose or eyes you shouldn't be at risk from you tank water
Carol
Trust me, it went EVERYWHERE
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Old December 2nd, 2005  
Fish Helper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Wait, what? lol you can get sick from aquarium water? Like, really sick? Hum, I never thought about that. But I do wash my hands. I rinse them before maintenance and I wash them after.
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Old December 2nd, 2005  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
Rob unless you splashed that water in your mouth, nose or eyes you shouldn't be at risk from you tank water
Carol
yum *gulp gulp gulp* this tank water is gooood!
lol
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Old December 3rd, 2005  
Moderator
 
Re: Aquarium water on me?

LOL
Carol
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