nanafish
Premium Member
I just hopefully said goodbye to the last of the fish that were affected by the addition of a HYDOR DECO VOLCANO in my clown tank. I thought it would look real cool in there with the red light and some bubbly action. Little did I realize it was going to wipe out ALL my Picasso's (4) 2 purple firefish and 1tassled Filefish. Everything was so nice up until then. I was having a blast watching the new clowns racing around the tank ahead of the older inhabitants. Then I saw this blasted thing on a website and ordered it. Oh if I could only kick myself I would. When I had removed the volcano, it had appeared to darken some more around the top edge. It does not smell like electrical stuff burning. Reading the side of the box it states it is non toxic resin but it is hand painted. Hand painted with what kind of paints? No where on the box does it state it is contraindicated for saltwater use. It says it is made in Europe- do they have stricter or lesser standards on these types of things than the U.S.?
Now I use Hydor pumps without any problems in my smaller tanks and R/O water tanks. I will have to try their magnum line to see if the magnet will actually stay in place on the glass on my 120g. I just was not sure where to post this except for the fact that I had lost so much enjoyment with my Picasso's' with their unique swim pattern- like a drunken fish:eek1: , the quirkiness of the file fish and the sprinting of the firefish. I just hope nobody else has the same fate that my fish had!
ps- Mandarin fish must be hardy little shavers! He is the only original fish left from the beginning not the least bit affected. He is still scooting about eating and doing 'his thing'.
