Cory catfish is twitching

[RainGamma]

Sounds like a solid plan. I'm not sure there's much more you can do here tbh. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Does the Betta interact with the corys at all?

Not really, he just ignores them and sometimes eats with them

 

[RainGamma]

Sorry hun, different time zones so I was asleep when you were asking. Colins spiel as below.

Directions for using salt are below.
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres. In bad cases you add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres, straight away.

If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate will not affect plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

Okay I think I get it, thanks a lot

 

[RainGamma]

I kinda don’t know what 10% or 20% would be but I have a 5 gal bucket which I could used to make it kinda Acree it

 

[RainGamma]

I would do water changes maybe every couple of days to keep the water clean. Whatever gets changed out make sure it is added back in as essjay and Colin advice. And make sure your water is de chlorinated before putting in the tank. Your betta will be fine also hun

Okay I have a 5 gallon tub and it makes it very easy for me to measure. I will most likely do some water changes

 

[RainGamma]

Ok well I’m kinda scared ngl lol, my fish never got sick before so this is my first time treating my fish. I hope for the best thanks guys. Ima leave updates each day. Right now my fish seem okay (I think they are sleeping rn)

 

[RainGamma]

I learned something from this so thanks guys! Salt is pretty good for many things. rn my Corys were going up and down a little but they seemed to clam down so that’s good, but they did this before I put the salt in and I did check my Parameters and it did look good.

 

[RainGamma]

I also heard algae hates Salt so that would be good if my algae would go away lol

 

[RainGamma]

Noticed this before but forgot to mention, doesn’t It look like my Cory has horns? Look closley and u will see what I mean. (Also I figured out that bettas are pretty salt tolerantj

 

[Colin_T]

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean every day for 2 weeks. This will dilute any disease organisms in the tank.

Add salt to the new water as described previously.

Keep salt in the tank for at least 2 weeks.

Most Bettas will be fine with Corydoras because they are completely different colours and occupy different levels in the tank. Bettas tolerate salt as well as Corydoras and the dose rates I recommend (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) is safe for all freshwater fish.

 

[Essjay]

20 litres = 5.3 gallons so your 5 gallon tub is perfect for mixing 1 to 2 heaped tablespoons salt.

Okay well ima going to the store rn to get, sooo I think I figured out what to do.
1) add 7 tablespoons of salt but let it dissolve in some of my fishwater before putting in
2) wait 2 weeks but in that Time keep close attention to my fish
3) after 2 weeks do water Changes till there is no more salt left in the water

1) yes.
1a) do 75% water changes every day for 2 weeks. When you refill the tank, dissolve 1 to 2 tablespoons salt in the new water in your 5 gallon tub then add that to the tank. This will replace the salt that was in the water you took out and keep the level in the tank water constant.
2) yes
3) yes

 

[RainGamma]

I’m seeing improvments! all my catfish mouth arent White anymore

 

[RainGamma]

The salt is doing good, my catfish aren’t flashing anymore and barbles are regrowing

 

[Aussie_Bristle]

The salt is doing good, my catfish aren’t flashing anymore and barbles are regrowing

That’s great news

 

[RainGamma]

That’s great news

UHHHH

 

[RainGamma]

I just found a worm swimming, idk what it is but it was something skinny and white it was at the top swimming (well it was struggling to) I didnt take a pic cuz I was kinda scared and took it out Immediately