Tarantulas in a closed bedroom with saltwater aquariums?

[St Lou Bill]

Hi,
Is it safe to keep tarantulas in a closed room with I a couple open top saltwater reef type aquariums?
I have had a couple of unexpected tarantula losses which is perplexing as I've been keeping T's for a long time. This round of T's I'm keep keeping in a different room. Just found my 2.5" B. Smithi in a curl.

 

[fcat]

Great question, I will ping the smartest person I know. @HooahArmy

I did Google "saltwater aquarium off gas" and a lot came up Get them out until someone smarter chimes in.

This doesn't necessarily apply to Ts but it does humans... You've probably heard of palytoxin? This guy poisoned his family with it, this link describes how

Palytoxin Thread Apology.

Rhabdomyolysis (causes elevated CPK) - and is seen with significant palytoxin poisoning and can be fatal (its basically muscle damage/breakdown - which can cause dangerous elevations in potassium, and damage the kidneys). Unless you ran a marathon - before you messed with your tank (or took...

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[viper69]

Yes

 

[A guy]

It's fine. Short and simple

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

They should be fine, I don’t see how the fish would affect them.

 

[A guy]

They should be fine, I don’t see how the fish would affect them.

But what if the fish decide to invade tarantula enclosures?

 

[The Spider House]

But what if the fish decide to invade tarantula enclosures?

Will get one of these to sort the pesky fishes out.....
Theraphosidae sp. “Kingfisher”

And yes, they are real. Ha ha

 

[A guy]

Will get one of these to sort the pesky fishes out.....
Theraphosidae sp. “Kingfisher”

And yes, they are real. Ha ha

These dealers are going wild with the names. Wanna get me a Theraphosinae sp. galactic ranger

 

[The Spider House]

These dealers are going wild with the names. Wanna get me a Theraphosinae sp. galactic ranger

@Charliemum has the Theraphosidae "Kingfisher" and a "Mandarin" too, so Galactic Ranger will be next on her list

great name too.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

But what if the fish decide to invade tarantula enclosures?

 

[vancwa]

Providing pics of enclosure would allow us to better help you.

 

[Smotzer]

Yes there’s no harm to the tarantulas

 

[darkness975]

Seems like every day another "health risk" is dug up related to pet keeping.

 

[The Spider House]

Seems like every day another "health risk" is dug up related to pet keeping.

Not just pet keeping. Every day life is some kind of health risk! Breathing is probably a "health risk" now! The World's gone mad

 

[HooahArmy]

Great question, I will ping the smartest person I know. @HooahArmy

I did Google "saltwater aquarium off gas" and a lot came up Get them out until someone smarter chimes in.

This doesn't necessarily apply to Ts but it does humans... You've probably heard of palytoxin? This guy poisoned his family with it, this link describes how

Palytoxin Thread Apology.

Rhabdomyolysis (causes elevated CPK) - and is seen with significant palytoxin poisoning and can be fatal (its basically muscle damage/breakdown - which can cause dangerous elevations in potassium, and damage the kidneys). Unless you ran a marathon - before you messed with your tank (or took...

www.reef2reef.com

Bringing sexy back but lost the receipt... it's Hooah Army!
(Justin Timberlake song reference)

Thanks for the shout-out and pardon the time I had to spend at work this week.
What may or may not come out of a saltwater aquarium tank all depends on the size of the molecule of the chemical in specific. Salt, for example, is a large molecule and will stay behind and even form a crystal as water molecules nearby are evaporated out. However, there are many chemical additives to aquarium water that is on the smaller side and may leave with a bond with water molecules.
However, due to the concentration of the stuffs in the water and the monumental amount of concentration that may need to build in the air and eventually land on a surface to build into toxic amounts, the chemicals used in aquariums should pose very little hazard to pets... this from a scientific standpoint. Unless splashes of chemicals added are making their way to the T somehow, the T should be fine, so possible parasites, husbandry issues, or other troubles may be a more likely cause for the T's death.

Winter is the time when most people use central heating to keep their homes warm, with the air in general around many places being dryer than usual. Due to my own winter climate and the heat being used in my building, I've recorded my T-room humidity dropping as low as 20. In the past, that has proven fatal for my slings, so in the present, I tend to mist more in winter, keep more moist patches in the substrate, and keep water dishes up to the brim. I used to lose a lot of little guys due to me being less experinced back in the days; dryness is the only guess I can make about mysterious fall or winter T deaths.