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Anyone know if this would be safe for the fish?
Safer Brand 5118 Insect Killing Soap

http://www.amazon.com/Safer-Brand-5118- ... ords=dipel

It appears to be 50% soap, so you wouldn't want to get it in the water.

potassium salts of fatty acids is the soap, so its organic soap, no?

probably still a surfactant eh?

Yes, but organic or not, soap/surfactant isn't good for fish.
The bubbles get up their nose and make them sneeze

More seriously, there is some info here:
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What occurs if detergents show up in freshwaters?
Detergents can have poisonous effects in all types of aquatic life if they are present in sufficient quantities, and this includes the biodegradable detergents. All detergents destroy the external mucus layers that protect the fish from bacteria and parasites; plus they can cause severe damage to the gills. Most fish will die when detergent concentrations approach 15 parts per million. Detergent concentrations as low as 5 ppm will kill fish eggs. Surfactant detergents are implicated in decreasing the breeding ability of aquatic organisms.
Detergents also add another problem for aquatic life by lowering the surface tension of the water. Organic chemicals such as pesticides and phenols are then much more easily absorbed by the fish. A detergent concentration of only 2 ppm can cause fish to absorb double the amount of chemicals they would normally absorb, although that concentration itself is not high enough to affect fish directly.

Read more: http://www.lenntech.com/aquatic/deterge ... z2dPSpi5FQ

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[quote="Gunagulla"]Yes, but organic or not, soap/surfactant isn't good for fish.
The bubbles get up their nose and make them sneeze

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