Advice on Aquarium balls.

Hi everyone again, I have three axies at my school and two are my axies and one is an axie that another teacher has inherited from an ex student. My problem is this - my collegue dopesn't listen - I mean she was actually going to put Iodine in the water to see if her axie would change! That can't be good for him right? Anyway she has now bought a red aquarium ball and popped it in the water, her tank doesn't need it I set it up myself! The levels are fine. I think it's one of the balls that is supposed to take out harmful bactieria from the water in fish aquariums. Is this going to harm this axie? If its something thats ment for fish and not axie's I can't see how it would help either? Any feedback would be great!
Donna.

Aquarium balls... Like the plastic things filled with charcoal??

Hi Donna, I agree that adding iodine to the water is a bad idea. Done incorrectly, it could be fatal.

I don't know what kind of red ball you mean. Can you find a photo on the internet somewhere to show us?

Donna are these the balls that you say, the bio-balls?

nah these are different, it's been 24 hours now and spotty is not showing any sighns of distress. I'll try to find a pic later on tonight or tomorrow. Incedentally, I have been given an another axie today! A beautiful boy whom i've named lucky, because he's lucky to be alive! I've had him twelve hours now and he's eated eight weorms and is showing signs of long term neglect. But he's ok and I think he'll be alright!!!!! I'm so goddamn happy that I want to start a new thread but where would I put it?!?>!?!!?!?!? (LOL) this poor axie was given as a gift in lew of a pet cat and the family didn't want it and the silly cow that pased him on to me actually told me she was forgetting to feed him for a week at a time! I could have smaked her! anyway, he's in better hands now I think. I have to start posting pics I think!

I think those balls you are talking about are called ammonium balls or something like that.

I believe they are filled with activated carbon and are designed to absorb any toxins and such that may get into the water.