How Much Salt For These Fish?

[Gankutsuou]

Okay... So i'm going to my LFS and talking a bit, and two very experinced people agree....

1TBSP of disolved salt per 10 gallons will not harm Tetra.

But what about....

A peacock eel?
A candy striped pleco (i know catfish aren't great on salt, but will 1 tbsp per TEN gallons hurt?)
A false flying fox?
Rummy nose/Cardinal/Glowlight Tetra?


I know it'd help the dragon goby
And there's a "fresh water flounder" for $4, which needs that much salt in aquarium.

so....

1 tbsp per 10 gallon? is it safe?

 

[jayjay]

I wouldn't mix the eel with the tetra and the tetra wouldn't do well with the salt, nor would the plec.

 

[Gankutsuou]

hmmm. Yes, I read the whole "predatory" thing, but with the eel only at 4-5 inches, and the mouth size right now, I dobut it'd try to see them as food, especially if I do daily bloodworm feeedings....

So 1 TBSP per ten gallon Would actually hurt the tetra instead of doing nothing to them?

And the candy pleco only gets up to 3 inches, so he can stay residing within the 10 gallon if must...

oh yes, and i forgot

khuili loaches. would it harm them too?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

hmmm. Yes, I read the whole "predatory" thing, but with the eel only at 4-5 inches, and the mouth size right now, I dobut it'd try to see them as food, especially if I do daily bloodworm feeedings....

So 1 TBSP per ten gallon Would actually hurt the tetra instead of doing nothing to them?

And the candy pleco only gets up to 3 inches, so he can stay residing within the 10 gallon if must...

oh yes, and i forgot

khuili loaches. would it harm them too?

Basically salt would be harmful to almost everyone of your fish- you should read through this thread;

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=155280&st=32

Also it can't just be any old salt, marine salt is what is needed. What you essentially doing is damaging every other fishs health in the tank to improve the well-being of a single fish.
I still advise from earlier discussions that you sort your stocking out completely as there are many issues with which will not improve at all on their own .

 

[Erised]

Also it can't just be any old salt, marine salt is what is needed.

Tokis is right here. The dragon goby is a brackish water fish, meaning that in the wild they are found in areas where there's marine salt in the water. Just normal cooking salt or tropical salt that is used to treat ill fish will not be sufficient for your goby. I really recommend you get the goby a tank of his own, because the other fish will not do well at all (if they even live through it) in the brackish conditions.

Also, once you do have marine salt (please make sure it's marine salt and not tropical aquarium salt) you'll need to add a hell lot more than 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons. You'll need to get a hydrometer to actually meassure what SG your water is at and slowly raise it up to the required SG.

You might want to post in the brackish section of the forum and ask for help there. Either that or put your fish up in the buy/sell & swap to just continue a freshwater tropical tank.

 

[Gankutsuou]

I know... But I think it's the best I can do for it... considering all the options I have.... I think it's going to get that much in the 40, and i'll put a peacock eel. Perhaps a bichir, as i'm talking to an expert on how much it will stand and still be healthy....

But yeah.... I honestly got tricked into buying him, and Can;t do much for rehoming.... or I would have already....


Thanks though..