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Hi Fishums. I disagree. I add salt at each water change. The added salt is more like their home in a normal environment. The salt adds electrolytes for coloration, disease recovery and improves gill function. Knock on wood for this next sentence, but none of my fish have ever had any diseases. I hope I didn't jinx myself telling you that, but I guess I have been lucky. I also add "stress coat" to replace slime coat, promote tissue regeneration and reduce electrolyte loss. All of this information comes from the containers. Good luck.
article about use of aquarium salt
article from Practical fishkeeping
aother one
It seems to me to be a better policy to get one's information from sources other than the manufacturer of the product in question. Practical Fishkeeping is a pretty good source usually, IMHO.
For many fish, the added salt actually isn't like their natural conditions.
article from Practical fishkeeping
aother one
It seems to me to be a better policy to get one's information from sources other than the manufacturer of the product in question. Practical Fishkeeping is a pretty good source usually, IMHO.
For many fish, the added salt actually isn't like their natural conditions.
I did a little research on the subject once. The articles for it vs against it ran about two to one.
I talked to a guy on the phone from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and he gave me some very convincing reasons why I should use salt.
Now granted, he worked for the company that sold the stuff, but he did make some good points, imo.
And for what it's worth, you can use Kosher Salt from the market, much cheaper than the AP stuff. Not good for scaleless fish like Catfish. I have a 7 incher in one of my tanks. If I add salt there, I usually go with half the recommended dose.
I've used it off and on, mostly off. I've never had any disease in my tanks either but I attribute that more to frequent and sometimes large (50%) water changes.
I talked to a guy on the phone from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and he gave me some very convincing reasons why I should use salt.
Now granted, he worked for the company that sold the stuff, but he did make some good points, imo.
And for what it's worth, you can use Kosher Salt from the market, much cheaper than the AP stuff. Not good for scaleless fish like Catfish. I have a 7 incher in one of my tanks. If I add salt there, I usually go with half the recommended dose.
I've used it off and on, mostly off. I've never had any disease in my tanks either but I attribute that more to frequent and sometimes large (50%) water changes.
Water Hardness
I put aquarium salt in my molly fry tank to prevent Ich, since I had a beloved molly die of Ich before. It really depends on what type of fish you have. Salt is not good at all with tetras or killifish, for example, since they prefer soft water and salt makes the KH (hardness) very high.
I put aquarium salt in my molly fry tank to prevent Ich, since I had a beloved molly die of Ich before. It really depends on what type of fish you have. Salt is not good at all with tetras or killifish, for example, since they prefer soft water and salt makes the KH (hardness) very high.