Salt tolerant?

[Malt_Vinegar]

Are my fish ,dwarf gourami, neons, danios, and a betta salt tolerant.

As my gourami seems to have 3 or 4 little white spots on his front fins. I have upped the temp to 29 degrees from 25 and want to add some salt, i dont want to use medicines, as they kill nice tank bacteria?

Willit be ok to add salt, and how much should i add to an 8.5 uk gallow tank?

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

I also found a load of pond treatment stuff in my shed.

One product is "safe water" - Safewater effectively consumes the pollution and waste that builds up in ponds. Any ammonia or excess waste in ponds will cause distress and other problems for fish. - Will this help my uncycled tank, and keep the fish happy till its sorted.

I also have an anti parasite treatment, it says it treats Ichthyopthirius and other diseases however, worryingly it says it contains formaldahyde!!! Will this harm my fish? its a 5 day treatment

Am i simply jumping the gun, could the tiny white spots just be markings on the gouramis front fins? They are nowhere else on the fish?

 

[Lateral Line]

At this point you don't know you have a problem, so why introduce anything that might give you one? Good Ich remedies will not kill off your filter bacteria. I never use salt in freshwater tanks.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

So i should go get a better Ich remedy? The one i have here is rather old and made for pond usage with koi carp...

 

[merlin]

I used Aquatronics super ich plus, and it worked a treat in less than 6 days (2nd treatment 3 days after the first).

 

[sinistral]

Did you say your tank is uncycled? How many fish are in there now? I'm curious about the ammonia and nitrites and pH as well. I'm a bit concerned that your tank may be overloaded, which could potentially be the larger issue if your fish are stressed out...

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Far too many, i was led on a merry dance by my lps

They said to set the tank up for a day or so, then introduce fish, and then sold me 8 neons ( asked for 6, they gave me 8 and said it was fine), a dwarf gourami male, a betta and 2 leopard danios. (i used a nutrafin decholrinator, and a biological aquarium supplement)

i know this is a problem, so i introduced live plants (which i understand is good), and am trying to find ways to help my fish through what is gunna be a tough time for them

Could i use my fish pond for anything? Could i seed my tank with stuff from there? (its been well established for over 10 years)

Im clutching at straws here, but im afraid i might lose my fish