Hi all,
I am planning on moving my 3 juvenile axolotls into a new tank shortly. However, their new tank has been previously used to house fish, and unfortunately those fish have been treated for ich using malachite green. Obviously the fish will be removed by that time, but I was planning on using some of the same ornaments as well as the tank itself to house my axies. Would there be enough trace malachite green to harm them? I have done a few 100% water changes since then so the malachite green is removed from the water, however I have not cleaned out the tank itself. Do I need to worry about this? And if so, would removing everything and giving it a thorough clean be enough to remedy it, or do I need to purchase a whole new tank for them?
I am planning on moving my 3 juvenile axolotls into a new tank shortly. However, their new tank has been previously used to house fish, and unfortunately those fish have been treated for ich using malachite green. Obviously the fish will be removed by that time, but I was planning on using some of the same ornaments as well as the tank itself to house my axies. Would there be enough trace malachite green to harm them? I have done a few 100% water changes since then so the malachite green is removed from the water, however I have not cleaned out the tank itself. Do I need to worry about this? And if so, would removing everything and giving it a thorough clean be enough to remedy it, or do I need to purchase a whole new tank for them?
