Quicky Question On Betta Fin Repair

[tenohfive]

I'm in the process of adding melafix to help with the fin repair (damage done by tetra's in my LFS) of my betta, and I vaguely remember hearing something about adding a small amount of aquarium salt - does this help, or am I imagining things?

 

[Hawkins]

um yeah i cant remember but ive heard it helps..
wait for someone who knows what they are talking about lol

 

[keithp]

I use it, but I heard it from someone else, a credible site as a matter of fact.

"Yes, bettas are not marine fish, but they do love a bit of salt in their water and it also prevents parasites and fungus. Add 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt, or rock salt per 5 gal of water (not table salt!!!! They are bettas, not pretzels!!). Now a day, I actually put 1 teaspoon per 10 gal. What that means is that you can play around a bit with your salt amount, and I have found that anything between 1 teaspoon per 10 gal to 1 tablespoon per 5 gal works.