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Hi,

this one might be a weird question, but I have a two year old and she squeezed the PH indicator in the tank. I will be changing the water at midnight when I get home now, but I just wondered if this can cause any harm to the fish.

I got some Mbuna in the tank and I'm just worried that the few hours they have to spend in that bluish solution might do them some damage.

Any thoughts?

I wouldn't worry too much about the fish. Most indicator solutions are harmless. The water turned blue because it is very alkaline. You should store your chemical solutions in a child-proof locked cabinet.

Thanks for that, IO feel somewhat releived now. I did a 90% change last night and a 50% change this morning. One good thing, I guess everything happens for a reason, there were 8 or 9 little glofish fry in there witth the mbunas that needed rescuring!

uhm, yeah and good point about the lock box.

Luck it was in the tank and not the mouth. Lock it up.