Can the bubbles bring out microscopic things in the water with it? Parents concerned.

[FishBoy101]

Do aquarium bubbles bring some of the water personalities(Ammonia ect), into the air with them? My parents are convinced that my fish tanks are harming my general health, and after doing a google run, I have only found 1 article that says aquariums can be bad for the health(I'm not convinced). So I'm here. Do bubbles (from a sponge filter) harm me/my health? My tank is a 3-5 gallon shrimp tank, with pristine water levels, shrimp tank(and a lot of pest snails), cycled, on my desk where I am for about 6 hours, and a lot of plants. Can the bubbles bring out microscopic things in the water with it? Thanks!

 

[alyssabigham]

Once your tank is fully cycled you shouldn't have any ammonia or nitrites in your water and should be okay in that area. Nitrates are sometimes in peoples water supply and are safe up to really high levels. Ammonia is dangerous if you were to drink it obviously but having very small amounts won't hurt you. Especially once your tank is cycled and nitrites and nitrates are consuming that for you. Hope this helps ease your mind a little!

 

[Spudsssy]

My grandmother was convinced my pond would flood the garden. Couldn't get her head around the fact the water was circulating.

People live off well water drinking plenty of micororganisms along with it. I would also argue drinking aquarium water is probably healthier then some treated tap water in areas . Nothing to worry a about....

Granted there does exist bacteria and parasites that could jump to humans if water is drunk or gets into cuts but iv only heard of that in commercial settings. Never heard of it happening in home aquarium.

 

[StarGirl]

If this was true people with fish rooms or breeders would be sick all the time.

 

[Kribensis27]

There’s nothing to worry about. There are often traces of ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate in drinking water in much of the same quantities as aquariums. The chlorine in city water can do even more harm than this.

Bacteria and other organisms can come out of the tank from tiny droplets, but none of these things can make you sick from simply breathing them in.

 

[John58ford]

Most of the answers above are excellent. There are very few "diseases" that cross from a basic aquarium to human so there's little to worry about there.

One thing that could affect you are allergies. Either the fish food/treats, the occupants themselves, or occasionally molds that grow under lids and lips/rims.

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

Unless your drinking your tank water then the only thing affecting your health is multiple tank syndrome

 

[Nessaf]

If they are worried about Legionarie’s, the shower heads are a worse risk than an aquarium. Or a hot tub, if you have one.

 

[dMog]

flushing your toilet and drinking tap water has more problems then a fish tank...so does walking outside and touching a door knob

 

[BigManAquatics]

They are most likely trying to lay the groundwork to give themselves an excuse to take it away. Hopefully you didn't or don't do anything too bad...

 

[coralbandit]

Issues that can infect fish can be expelled in droplets of water from bubbles .
Cross contamination is very possible in rooms with multiple tanks ..
This is a true fish room concern .
But as John Ford said there are very few issues that can be spread from fish to human .
Probably even less with shrimp ?
Without real scientific examination it is probably safe to say if the tank is healthy you and your parents should have no concern .
I agree with his comments on allergies also .
There are good amount of people who have allergic re actions to stuff from our tanks [ like mold ..] and foods we use like blood worms ..