Salt Tolerance

[ShoC]

anyone know what the Salt tolerance is for a Bristlenose Catfish and Neon tetras?

I did post this else where with no reply.

thanks in advance.

p.s maybe we could get a thread of species salt tolerance?

 

[xxBarneyxx]

What level of salt are you talking about? Long term I dont think I would want to keep anything that didnt naturally come from salt/brackish water in anything other then fresh water.

Thats just me though and NOT based on any scientific knowledge.

 

[ShoC]

No I totally agree with you Im totally petrified of doing this,
Just I have had now a white growth kinda like Vaseline colour on my tetras mouth spreaded to my other one now, (comes and goes tho)

but it does hang off and almost go then comes back
tried Melafix been dosing now for 1 month and also anti fungus to no luck
been like this now for almost 4-5 months and not found any answer yet so I'm still stuck at 3 tetras as I dont want to buy more with this problem ARGH
Cant get a picture either.

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Give Protozin a try. I have used this to treat whitespot and velvet and it has always worked really well for me. It also treats most other common fungus and diseases.

 

[ShoC]

Well I'm starting to believe it's a Bacteria not a fungus as I tried fungus treatment,
and I believe aquarium salt treats it unless there is something else about half decent for it.

 

[mark.w.jones]

If it keeps coming back this suggests there may be other issues in your tank possibly How big is the tank? Whats your maintainance schedule? What are you feeding and how often? What is the current stock? What are you ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels like just before your water change?

 

[ShoC]

all Zero
I have a 22.2 gL Tank with a bristlenose and 3 tetras using an eheim 2236 so turning over more than enough,
also with live plants.

Im also do 25% water change every week without fail.

the problem is I have never got rid of it for it not to come back and I believe its a bacteria not fungul so I have been possibly treating it wrong.

Its not cottony more like a white filmy line it's hard to describe.

I have seen it hanging off and almost gone but regrows back Argh

 

[rabbut]

all Zero
I have a 22.2 gL Tank with a bristlenose and 3 tetras using an eheim 2236 so turning over more than enough,
also with live plants.

Im also do 25% water change every week without fail.

the problem is I have never got rid of it for it not to come back and I believe its a bacteria not fungul so I have been possibly treating it wrong.

Its not cottony more like a white filmy line it's hard to describe.

I have seen it hanging off and almost gone but regrows back Argh

As far as I am aware, salt has no effect of bactirial infections, though I may be wrong. As mentioned protozin may work, though, IMO miazin (spelling), also by waterlife may be more effective against bactirial baced infections. Interpet also make a remady that I have used to great effect, though I cannot recall the remady number..

HTH
rabbut

 

[ShoC]

cheers mate I'll look into them