Peroxide the answer???

[mike_truong_91]

Is it safe to use Hydrogen Peroxide around Neon Tetras and live plants in a freshwater tank??? I've also heard that it kills snails... is it true???:help:

 

[jwddboy]

Certainly wouldnt be great with soft tissued live plants...

The fish should be ok with it if you use a minimal concentration and they are very very hardy. But generally i would say dont use it though. It has killed fish and its not ever a good idea to add odd chemicals into the water Not enough is known about it's effects to provide safe information on it.

 

[tai95]

What are you trying to use the peroxide for? I've used it in a planted shrimp tank to kill some hydra and didn't notice any ill effects. I didn't just dump it into the tank though, I used a syringe and put it directly on the hydra.

 

[mike_truong_91]

I put 10mL per gallon and the fish nor the plants haven't reacted to it, but I will consider using something other than peroxide... I really need to get rid of the snails before they eat all my plants agian... any suggestions???

 

[jwddboy]

not normally used for snails IMO. Normally used for algae treatment. If the tank is big enough consider loaches?

 

[jm1212]

just take them out yourself, that would be the safest way IMO

there is no need to get fish to take care of a job that you can easily do, such as taking snails out of a tank.

 

[mike_truong_91]

thats true. i started a long time ago but its worse and i no snail killer is bad for fish and plants so i never considered that

 

[mike_truong_91]

i considered loaches but i dont no if they'll dig my plants up

 

[jere1558]

when my last tank, a 37g, got infested with fin rot and other nasties I couldn't get rid of, i wanted to be able to use some of the plastic plants and such for my new tank, 55g.

i used a full strength bath of peroxide to clean them and the nets. i then let them sit for 2 weeks before putting them in the new tank. granted, i let the tank cycle for a month before new fish, but i felt peroxide was safer than bleach for disinfection. it will completely evaporate and become inert. i don't know that i would put it IN my tank with live fish, tho!

BTW...QuickCure will kill snails. Course, if you don't have a reason for using it, you shouldn't.

 

[mike_truong_91]

thanks... around 4 and a half hours ago i put peroxide in with my fish and they are fine... so far