Adding a little sea salt to freshwater tanks?

by **MonkeyChunks** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:07 am

I read in an article here http://dianasaquatank.tripod.com/id13.html that she recommends adding a little salt to water to make fish more healthy and fight off fungi and parasites. Is that true?

by **jweb1369** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:14 am

I am not sure about all that but I know a little salt wouldn't hurt, except for certain fish who require super low pH's.

by **gumbii** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:02 pm

i use seasalt for my africans... a teaspoon per 5 gallons... it just has trace elements and helps raise the calcium...

by **seankh** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:40 pm

salt is good if you follow the directions on the bottle i also use it for my africans

by **Serial324556** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:12 am

Yes this is true but some scaleless freshwater fish will die rather quickly with any contact with salt. Pleco's for example, the salt will burn their skin and feel like you are dunking them in battery acid.

by **gumbii** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:24 am

read this...

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php

Adding a little sea salt to freshwater tanks?

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