Warning to those who use magnet cleaners

[thegrandpoohbah]

So I was doing water changes yesterday and was using my magnet cleaner to scrape algae off the glass of my 10G. I must have been moving it too fast because the magnet on the inside came off the glass. I held it still for a moment and the magnet pulled it back against the glass. Unfortunately, my most beautiful little red hi-fin platy decided at this exact moment to see what was going on. She swam in between the magnet and glass and was crushed to death instantly. :cry:

So let this be a lesson to everyone, be careful with those magent cleaners!

[madattiver]

holy c*%p!!!! sorry to hear that..

[CACAdmin]

Thanks for the warning. I haven't had to use my magnet cleaner in a long time (snails take care of the glass). However, I have had the magnet come loose in the tank and have it snap back against the glass. I never ever considered that it might be a hazard for the fish.:wideeyed:

So sorry to hear about your beautiful little hifin platy. Poor thing. That's sad.

[Candice]

:( I'm so sorry to hear about that. Thank you for the warning. Hopefully you can save somebody else the sadness you just had to go through. :(

[hp10BII]

Sorry, that's a tough loss. Thanks for the warning though.

Those magnets are strong, pinched the skin on my finger once and it smarted for days.

[Corbin]

:swoon: that sucks :( what a freak accident

[Melody]

I wouldn't have thought of that in a million years. That's too bad - I know how you fuss over those fish. :hugs: You must have been horrified.

I never liked how they banged my glass when they went back together, so now I put the inner magnet to the side of the outer one and slide it over. I was just trying to avoid cracking, but that would prevent these accidents as well.

[Soggybottom]

Total freak accident, bummer man...
Maybe you should also watch out for meteors, just for a couple of days...

[ron bruce]

So glad I read this as I bought one today. I've hurt my finger already and I haven't even tried it out yet. I bought the one for an acrylic tank so maybe it won't work so well for my glass tank... or maybe it'll be better. I'll see if I ever try it out.

Sorry to hear about the poor fish too.

[PintoHawk]

Awww. I hadn't read this until now. Very sad, sorry to hear about that. I know it's been over a year, but still... :(

[OldMan]

I had much the same happen to me quite a while back. It absolutely ruined a very nice male endler in one of my tanks.

[Gramma]

Thanks for the warning. I never would have thought of that. Sorry about your fish.