Tropical -> Goldfish... Cross-Contamination?

Scott · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

I am running two tanks now (one tropical and one for fancy goldfish). Is
there any risk of cross-contamination (of harmful bacteria or diseases) if I
were to use the same cleaning tools on both aquariums?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Charles · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 91

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:55:24 -0400, "Scott"
wrote:

>I am running two tanks now (one tropical and one for fancy goldfish). Is
>there any risk of cross-contamination (of harmful bacteria or diseases) if I
>were to use the same cleaning tools on both aquariums?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help!
>

Yes there is. I do it all the time, tanks, pond. I decided not to
worry about it.

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- Charles
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Scott · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

Agreed, but would it be possible to cross-contaminate with the gravel
siphon? If so, what could I do to avoid it (i.e. soaking the siphon in a
solution perhaps?).

Scott

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> yes, and not a good idea. is easy to have a separate aquarium sponge for
each tank.
> Ingrid
>
> "Scott" wrote:
>
> >I am running two tanks now (one tropical and one for fancy goldfish). Is
> >there any risk of cross-contamination (of harmful bacteria or diseases)
if I
> >were to use the same cleaning tools on both aquariums?
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any help!
> >
>
>
>
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dr-solo · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1445

yes, and not a good idea. is easy to have a separate aquarium sponge for each tank.
Ingrid

"Scott" wrote:

>I am running two tanks now (one tropical and one for fancy goldfish). Is
>there any risk of cross-contamination (of harmful bacteria or diseases) if I
>were to use the same cleaning tools on both aquariums?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help!
>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

dr-solo · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1445

wipe it off with peroxide. .. the outside. Ingrid

"Scott" wrote:

>Agreed, but would it be possible to cross-contaminate with the gravel
>siphon? If so, what could I do to avoid it (i.e. soaking the siphon in a
>solution perhaps?).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.