Cories keep dying

[shtinkypuppie]

It's because i have some Endler's Livebearers, they come from a semi-brackish lagoon. I was only at 1 teaspoon/gallon, i've known people who kept cories in much higher concentrations.

 

[cryosi]

from what i know u should not keep brackish water fish and tropical fish in the same tank simply because they need totally different water parameters. there are some brackish water fsh i would to keep but, as i keep only tropical catfish and plecs , therefore i can not do so at this time. You should either have 2 tanks or take out one set of fish ie tropical or brackish! and read more about what fish you put in tank with regards to the water parameters. this way your fish live longer and happier lives.... this is my view only.

 

[shtinkypuppie]

1 teaspoon /gallon is not a lot of salt. My pleco lives in the same tank just fine, as well as my goldfish, betta, frogs, and angelfish in the same concentrations. These endlers are like most other livebearers, they like just a little salt... which is what i gave them. Brackish is more on the order of one tablespoon/gallon.

 

[cryosi]

you keep goldfish in the same tank!! this is taken form pratical fishkeeping....


"Its a myth that salt should be added routinely to a freshwater aquarium. Although salt (sodium chloride) is a good treatment for a wide range of fish health problems, it should never be used indescriminately. Bear in mind that some fish, such as Catfish, don't like salt....."

 

[shtinkypuppie]

No, goldfish are in a 20 gallon all to themselves. The tank in question has only the endlers, the pleco, and the ex-cories. shoulda said "My pleco lives in the same tank just fine, and i keep my goldfish, betta, frogs, and angelfish in the same salt concentration"

I don't use it indesriminantly. I use it to reduce osmotic stress, reduce nitrite uptake, and prevent disease. I've known many people who keep cories in 1 teaspoon/gallon and more, i highly doubt it was the salt.

 

[cryosi]

Catfish, don't like salt....."

i highly doubt it was the salt.

u highly doubt it was the salt if cories and catfish from freshwater dont like salt in the tank then dont put it in there! before u add any medication to a tank find out what fish can not toletate certain medication! Now i strongly feel that cories in particular can not be kept in a salt water mix how ever much u add to it....if u want to add salt to ur tank then take them out. to remove stress use the stress coat medication but read it first.... you keep goldfish in the same salt concentation! sorry mate but i cant believe what ur doing, since when do goldfish lives in salty water.... have i misssed some evolutionary change in the way goldfish evolved......... if u keeping adding slat to ur tank and ur fish die on you sorry but dont say i have not tried to tell u along with Macquatic who said

SALT!!! no wonder your cories didn't like it.

 

[shtinkypuppie]

alright, lets look at it this way.


You say cories hate even a little salt?


prove it.


he's my argument:

because fish have to maintain a relatively high salt concentration,
Increasing outside salt levels slightly reduces osmotic stress.
Therefore, a small amount of salt is good.


And, for the third time, i know people who've kept cories, even CoryPandas, in salt.

 

[gadazobe]

I also believe it's the salt. You are taking fish that all their life have lived in unsalted water, you add salt and a week or so later, they die. Can't you see the connection? But one thing I don't understand - you ask a question and knowledgable people give their opinion but you won't accept it. If you feel like that, then don't ask in the first place.

 

[Macquatic]

shtinkypuppie, you have asked your question and you have been given answers, these are opinions of experienced fishkeepers and I stress opinions. I have kept and bred over 20 species of Corydoras and never used salt as there is absolutly no osmotic need to use it. Cories come from acidic to neutral/soft water and I am a firm believer in giving a fish water to as near its natural conditions as possible.
You would have bought your pandas from a lfs who in turn got them from a wholesaler/ breeder and I can virtually guarantee did not use salt in their water during the spawning and rearing of these fish. Changed water conditions in your tank killed your fish without any doubt.
Feel free to ask questions and form opinions of your own but please don't denegrate replies you get from others.
Mac.