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Fish Bowl Rocks
Any tips for getting rid of that fishy smell that seems to stay on them FOREVER?
I've tried cleaning the rocks in a colander with some soap and hot water, but the smell is still there. I hate that whenever I change my fish's water, I can clean those rocks over and over, but they still smell!
HELP!
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Maybe give some free advice about: Cleaning?
I would agree not to use chemicals like soap or anything with ammonia. I am guessing that so far you have rinsed them well enough not to harm the fish, but it's probably risky.
Of course you wouldn't be able to put them back right away, but after you rinse and drain all the water you can, if you spread the rocks out on several layers of newspaper and allow them to dry out in the sun for several hours. I bet this would help.
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Use Windex on the rocks.
It's the only thing I know of that gets rid of the smell.
Just make sure you rinse it off completely.
I used to have a betta fish and windex has never harmed either of them. One of them lived for over three years with weekly cleanings of his bowl with Windex.
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I don't have any tips on how to make the smell go away other than purchasing new rocks..
BUT, you should never use soap while cleaning anything your fish use. I can kill them.
Anyway, your fish probably doesn't mind that it's rocks smell fishy *wink*
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