Gah!

[catxx]

i put my betta in his new tank
added salt
thought about adding my two corys
went to move them
....doh!

now what do i do? the corys are fine for now in their temporary tank with neons, but i really want them to be in the other tank which has more gravel surface area for them to play in.

but what do i do now theres a little bit of salt in there? is it still ok to move them? or a big nono?
should i wait a few days?

what do i dooooo

 

[Durbkat]

What size is the tank that the betta is in?

 

[catxx]

7 US gallon

(i know technically thats still too small for adult corys, these are still babies at the moment and i <3 them, if they get too big they can be rehomed to my brothers 14 gallon k?)

 

[Durbkat]

Then remove betta into a cup and put filter media in another cup of tank water then empty tank rinse the tank out as well as the gravel and put fresh water in tank and put the filter media back in filter and turn filter back on. Be sure to do this as quickly as possible because the bacteria can die on the filter media if left out of on filter for to long. After you do this you can add the corys but make sure you have a heater since they like 78 degree temps.

 

[catxx]

mrrr

it's half past 10 at night now
the thought of completely redoing the whole tank i've only just finished, right now is a little...well you know

theres no other way??
anyone else got suggestions?

 

[Durbkat]

Oh didn't realise that its only 5:30 pm where I live. I don't belive there are any other ways but if someone else thinks different then they can speak up.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi catxx

Unless you have an awful lot of salt in the water, you could just do a 50% water change, with freshly dechlorinated water, and add your corys. The little that is left won't hurt them, and you can gradually remove the rest of it over the next few days.

Salt doesn't burn them, and can even be used for certain medicinal purposes. It's when it's used regularly that it causes a problem. Corys absorb it through their skin, but their systems have no means to remove it properly. Over time it will damage their kidneys and livers.

I can see that since you are thinking enough of the little corys to worry about the salt, you will surely care enough to move them up to a bigger tank, in a few months, when they get a little bigger.

 

[CatLover]

I once added salt to a tank with cories, and one of them died within minutes and the rest managed to pull through. I have heard that tiny amounts of salt probably won't do anything, but I wouldn't chance it.

The best thing to do is wash the contents of your tank and do a 100% water change. Picking out the salt is out of the question, and it won't go away because aquarium salt doesn't dissolve. Once you've done that, you can put your betta and cories back in and everything should be fine - just don't accidently add salt again!

Transferring the cories to the 14g when they are bigger depends on what's in the 14g. So, what inhabitants are in the 14g?

Ah, Inchworm's way is much easier than mine. She always gives excellent cory advice!

 

[catxx]

I think it's actually a 15 gallon. my brother doesn't live with me.
at the moment it's still cycling and all he has planned for it is some neons i'm looking after for him at the moment (they were an ill-thought-out birthday present )

i would LOVE to upgrade to a larger tank, but i don't think my floorboards can take it, and any larger and my landlord might disapprove. i might move next year though so we'll wait and see!

i'll do a water change then, it was only about 5 grains of salt, i don't like adding loads anyway.