Mercury termometer, Can it be dangerous?

[zapatower]

my pangasius hit mercury termometer while it was swimming, all fishes will die if my termometer would break. Can it be dangerous? thanks.

 

[NCStateFisher]

I'd replace it with a thermometer that doesn't use mercury, just to much of a risk IMO

 

[bob965]

Thermometers haven't used mercury for awhile now. What makes u think it's mercury? If your thermometer has a red indicating liquid, it's dyed alcohol, not mercury.

 

[RedDwarf]

Don't use mercury thermometers if you can avoid it.

The mercury is toxic to both you and your fish and if it breaks in your tank good luck getting it out of there without tearing down the whole thing.

The OP is in Spain so that might be the reason why he has a mercury thermometer.

I would just get some of them cheap digital thermometers from ebay and call it a day.

 

[12 Volt Man]

Thermometers haven't used mercury for awhile now. What makes u think it's mercury? If your thermometer has a red indicating liquid, it's dyed alcohol, not mercury.

yup. mercury is silver.

if your thermometer has the red stuff, its not mercury.

rest easy.

 

[nes999]

termometer? is that somthing that measures when i will be terminated from this planet? jk jk just giving you a hard time