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Azaquatics recommends salt treatments, which I have been testing on my eclipse tank. Does salt act as a buffer?
...ity up to 150 percent more then sea water itself.
So its not uncommon to see people use them in there salt water tanks.
Also take the Rainbow trout for example its born in fresh water but once it ...
...d such as spirulina and such to raise their immune system? I do not know what the recommended level of salt is for my tank and also I cannot do salt seeing as I have otos. ...
To get rid of ich, you can also just raise the temp to 86* for 2 weeks, then you don't have to use salt.
I am thinking the salt, or an uncycled tank killed your other fish.
...eally show untill they get into cleaner water, i would get mads or something for him....i would not get salt in my opinion salt makes it worse and it kills there fins
do you have a picture of him?...
I would not add salt.
Some fish like a brackish environment... Mollies... some puffers... and several other fish. None of the ones you've mentioned though...
Sometimes big box fish stores ...
The peas may help, but put in only what he will eat in a few minutes. Some people do medicate with salt, and a box of aquarium salt will tell you how much to use. The stated capacity of an aquarium is...
... but thanks for pointing me in a direction to start . I'll let you know what I find out. I do keep salt in the water, (1 sparse tablespoon/5 gallons), though I've found through conversations...
Your puffers are going to need salt.....And now you have the catfish in there, and they can't have salt.
...nose.
You should not put a dwarf puffer in there because as it gets older, you will need more and more salt in the water, and pleco's, as well as other scaleless fish, are sensitive to salt....
im not sure about garlic salt, just try the pea to start with and see how it goes. id be carefull about adding any meds or salt to your tank, meds and/or should be a last resort IMO. have you tested y...
...better the past few days--i have increased the tank temp. to 82 degrees as suggested--if i do the epsom salt, how would i do it? i assume just dip some water out and put the fish in with some of the e...
... site I posted.
This is copied from that site:
Mollies have the ability to adapt to a variety of salt levels in the aquarium. With a gradual acclimation, this fish may be maintained in either a...
... site i was reading, he is covered in white spots. I am raising the temp slowly up to 85 and added some salt to the water, I will continue to monitor them over the next week and a half. Hopefully this...
...ve algae tablets,and will feed them fresh veggies also...
But just wondering, ive heard they dont like salt...do i not salt the water at all? If not, how much should i put in?
And advice on them is ...
Quite a few hobbyists use salt to correct problems, and they later remove it by doing partial water changes. However, salt and other medications do not address the causes of the problem, and they can ...
...e water changes every two days and after water change we put in the concoction of baking soda and epsom salt the hardness is really hard so the salt for that but still nitrates not budging and ph is n...
...s - those are the most amazing, colorful fresh water shrimps I have ever seen. Honestly they looks like salt water to me when I first saw them.
Think twice before you salt your tank - there are ama...
Not quite....... Just pondering the thought of having a salt water fish... clown fish for example....more specific, a clown fish fry... and as he grows older in the same tank not adding any salt....af...
... is that too high? i know its suppossed to stay at 0 but i dont know what else to do.
i figured the salt was mostly gone but ive heard alot that even with water changes be carful not to add more s...
...or about two years now and loved every minute of it. Before we moved from California to Nevada we had a salt tank that was just a blast.
This time around we went with freshwater and have enjoyed i...
...fore we convert them to pets. You did a great job with LG, but I'm not sure about the benefits of Epsom salt. I've heard of using the stuff but don't remember what it's supposed to do....
...way and i have been unable to make that trip. When we set up the aquarium and got our 6 fish we got the salt water from the dealer so everything should have been the same from the climate that he came...
...tions. You may want to elevate the temperature slightly and use the partial water changes to remove the salt after the treatment period. Good luck....
Welcome, do you mean you want to keep both fresh and saltwater fish in the same tank together? i want to have a big aquarium where i want to keep both fresh water as well as saltwater fishes. These f...
is it required for all salt water tanks?
I used to have a full size basement in my old house that me and my dad made 2 fish rooms in. one for salt one for fresh. we had the sink in both with RO filters. I still get the dreamy glazed eyed loo...
BTW, I fancied for a long time to start a salt water tank, and eventually decided to skip it... Well till now anyway... :-D Quick question - the fish are amazing, but I have never found an equivalent ...
...ill off any eggs in the substrate). Add an an airstone for additional oxygen..and I would use some AQ. salt as well. 1 TBSP> per 5 gallons. Since it may take a few treatments to rid the tank co...
...it is not ich after all. As you already said ich is typically small white spots that look like sugar or salt crystals on the fish's skin. Have you considered fungus? This could also be another ba...
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