Painting the side of a tank with shrimp in it...need advice

[sbarbee54]

You could paint there would be no issue with fuems. Just do not get any in the tank. Latex paint is very harless.... Heck you could eat some and it would just give you soft stools for a a 4 hour window or so. I painted for years and this new latex stuff is harmless, but good! I will send pics when I paint my 20L with shrimp in it!

[hedge_fund]

Originally Posted by sbarbee54

You could paint there would be no issue with fuems. Just do not get any in the tank. Latex paint is very harless.... Heck you could eat some and it would just give you soft stools for a a 4 hour window or so. I painted for years and this new latex stuff is harmless, but good! I will send pics when I paint my 20L with shrimp in it!

Haha...good to know.

[wicca27]

i used black acrylic paint for wood you know the little bitty bottles that are like a buck and sponged it on several of my tanks and it will come off later if need be no harm to fish or shirmp and no smell

[hedge_fund]

thanks

[acitydweller]

Originally Posted by somewhatshocked

Limo tint will work well. Can also use standard aquarium background material and apply it with mineral oil in much the same fashion.

+1... its removable incase you need to repurpose and can vary to allow certain amount of light in, if you so wished.

[acitydweller]

Originally Posted by sbarbee54

You could paint there would be no issue with fuems. Just do not get any in the tank. Latex paint is very harless.... Heck you could eat some and it would just give you soft stools for a a 4 hour window or so. I painted for years and this new latex stuff is harmless, but good! I will send pics when I paint my 20L with shrimp in it!

I got scared reading your post. It started to sound like you were gonna send pics of soft stool...