can I use salt with coreys?

[keith]

I read not to use salt to medicate tank with scaleless fish. I have a guppy and some fry with white patches of rough scales and read salt helps. Can you use salt with cores?

 

[HeatherSweetness]

It's recommended not to use salt with cory cats,but I have for years and never encountered a problem. You'll hear it's okay and it's not okay. Some people do,some people don't. Pretty vague answer,eh? lol

 

[keith]

can I use it in combo w rid-ich?

 

[Glee]

Hi Keith. I too have used salt for years, and had no problems...Glee

 

[keith]

how much? The salt container says 2 rounded tablespoons for 10 gal. I did that and almost killed the coreys til 2, 40% water changes which leaves just over a tsp in 10 gal. Corey seem happy today but before I got out some of the salt, they were losing balance and going on their side. I had all kinds of stuff happen yesterday. Comedy of errors. You can read about it on the emergency page. Any feedback would be appreciated. If I'm changing 2 gallons of water, how much salt? Just under 1/4 tsp? That would make 1tsp per 10 gal. What is acceptable before you start hurting your corey? Other factors in other post on emergency section near top by me about purple dragon female guppy. I'm really tryin to figure this out.

 

[Never2Bknown]

For all of my fish aquariums--bar one--I use salt. The aquarium in which I have my cories is one in which salt is used, likewise with the aquarium in which resides a plecostomus. Not only have these fish, for me, survived, but they have thrived, especially in the case of my plecostomus who appears to be growing at quite a startling rate--as fast as, if not faster than, the plecostomus in whose aquarium there is no salt whatsoever. Thus, I believe that the question is not whether to use salt or not, as many people would say, but as it has been put in this thread--exactly how much salt is safe?

For my twenty gallon aquarium, I use one (meager) tablespoon of salt per ten gallons of water. For every one gallon of water, I use 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and I am always careful not to overdose... This amount of salt appears to work well for most of my fish, exempting the molly, for which a greater percentage of water salinity appears to be needed for its health. Thus, I would recommend 1/4 teaspoon per gallon for your aquarium, perhaps slightly less.

 

[keith]

That really helps!!! Thanks. The coreys seem to be doing fine with the medication in combo with salt. If my calculations(haha)are right, That's pretty close to how much salt is in the aquarium. The product I'm using that says treats fungus, ich, and other protozoan parasites but that it is a medication that is normally ok to use with scaleless fish, except elephant fish run a risk for some reason. The sick female guppy died(she had fungus) and a couple of the fry have white on damaged fin and on side. I don't want my coreys to catch this, or my other guppies. Should I put the fry down that have the spots to save everyone else? Or keep with the medication and see if they get well? Just checked ph 7.25 and amonia at .1. How would you suggest, or anyone that I continue treating this tank to save the most important coreys?

 

[keith]

Oh, also, does that amount of salt and warmer water prevent this in the future?

Thanks yall

 

[HeatherSweetness]

Oh, also, does that amount of salt and warmer water prevent this in the future?

Thanks yall

Yes,salt is used as a disease preventative and slightly raised temp works,too.

 

[Glee]

Hi Keith, I agree 1/4 tea works good. Yes, but becareful about you temp. Don't raise it too high. I think there are several really good guide books out there that will help. Glee

 

[keith]

cool! My two little albino coreys are good this evening. I just did a 20% change with flat 1/4 teaspoon per gallon. Would that much salt hurt my snail? Anyone know?I didn't re medicated yet. I figure I'll let them relax a little and will hit them w 1/2 dose. Temp is 83. Is that good while I'm tryin to make sure everyone stays healthy? How can you drop PH. I'm at about 7.25 and amonia is allmost clear w slight yellow tinge. Looks just a hair above neutral. Maybe .1 or even less.

10gal
8 guppies
12 fry(they keep disapearin)
2 albino coreys
and my snail is in a jar with hornwart and lettuce while medicating

Whisper 10 filter
catridge pump driven filter
10inch air stone
Healthy live plants

 

[Glee]

Keith I don't think the salt will hurt the snails....I wish it would!!!!!!!! I can't get ride of those things...I use salt in all my contained tanks and there are snail there too.. maybe someone can tell me how to get ride of those thing!!!!!! Glee

 

[keith]

I know how to kill snails cuz I almost killed mine. When I first treated with the product rid-ich, I did not read that it hurt snails. He closed up and I thought he was dead. I took him out and put him in fresh water and he re-coperated. It contains formaldihyde, formalin, and malachite green. The kind of medicine that stains everything blue. I think that stuff would have killed him in a hour if I didn't take him out.