deer antler in the tank

[strokinbyeu]

ok so me and my girlfreind redecorated her tank today and she put a deer antler in the tank and it looks real good but were wondering what it will do to her calcium levels in the tank its about 5years old and we cleaned it with hot water and soap and rinsed it off real good but wondering if anybody else has done somthing similar or if anybody has an idea what it will do to the water thanks

[kangster]

soap?

[abrahamavelar]

ill take it put and boil it thats what i did to nthe dried coral i used to have on fw tank a few years back

[strokinbyeu]

yes SOAP ; a substance used with water to produce suds for washing

[dkpate]

Soap is very bad for fish is what they were saying. Any kind of soap in an aquarium can be very bad for fish, nothing that goes in your fish tank should ever be cleaned with soap. Some people use a bleach solution to clean things, or you can try boiling it like Abraham said.

[strokinbyeu]

anyways dose anybody think the antler it self will cause problems with the water balance its in a tank with a black bullhead and a vary small crayfish(for now till the bullhead finds him) do you think it will start breaking down in the water

[dkpate]

Well read this then:

Deer antlers as a safe decoration in aquarium? - Yahoo! Answers

[dkpate]

Or this:

Real Skulls Safe For Fish Tank? - Tropical Fish Forums

Soooo, you should probably boil them like Abraham said.

[strokinbyeu]

thank you vary much dkpate both thoes links were vary helpfull and gave me the answers i was looking for.

[abrahamavelar]

good luck with it