Health issues

[Swimfins]

I've always wondered about fishkeeping, I've cleaned my share of filthy filters and green water etc. I keep nosing my tank for the 'earthy' smells that means a healthy aquarium.
Being a health professonal and 'bug' conscious, I've given it some thought.

Here is a site that might make everyone aware of the health hazards in fishkeeping.

I suggest people wash hands well after fiddling in the tank, and one of those handsanitizers AFTER being finished in the tank is good idea. Also, a mild bleach solution to disinfect nets, buckets, and tools might be a good idea.
Now that summer's coming, letting them dry in the sun is a good idea too.

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[Swimfins]

I found this too.....

In order to prevent transfer of various aquatic diseases/parasites from natural waters to humans, or from tank to tank and/or to humans, the following safety practices should be followed:

1….Do not stick hands and arms into tanks (or go into natural waters), or handle aquatic organisms, if you have an open or recent wound.
2….Use protective gloves. We found that using shoulder-length gloves that veterinarians use while working with cows are useful in protecting arms with recent wounds while doing tank work.
3….Do not dive in a tank (or natural waters) containing Vibrio vulnificus if you have an open or recent wound or you are prone to nose bleeds. The water from a tank should be checked for Vibrio vulnificus by a microbiology lab prior to any dive.
4….Sterilize hands and arms with chlorine water (use alcohol if there are wounds) after work in one tank and prior to working on another tank, or rinse hands and arms thoroughly with city water.
5….Wash hands thoroughly (or sterilize) after handling turtles and other reptiles to avoid infection by Salmonella.
6….Never start a tank siphon with mouth suction.
7….If an injury occurs while working in a tank (or natural waters), let wound bleed freely for a while to push possible infecting bacteria back out of the body, then sterilize and protect wound.
8….Seek medical help ASAP if infection spreads (or red streaks occur), throbs, is very painful, or appears different in any way from your "usual" infections.

Conversely, you should not go into a tank with an infection that might inoculate your tank with your bacteria, and which might affect tank occupants, or you again at a later date. Clean (or sterilize) hands and arms before doing tank work.

Those people with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for getting infections. So people with AIDS, diabetes, liver dysfunction, kidney problems, or those undergoing cancer treatment, or of old age, etc. should be especially careful when working on tanks, handling aquatic organisms, or getting into natural aquatic environments.

To protect future tank occupants, break down and sterilize a tank infested with fish TB with chlorox.

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Be safe in your tanks