Ive heard to order to keep most live bearers you need to put aquarium salt in the water. What i couldnt find out though was how much salt, and if its the same for different live bearers. Also, if there are non-live bearers in the tank, will the salt hurt them??
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Salt is bad for all tetras and most corydorus. If its a livebeaers only tank its a good idea to have salt... just need to look up my doses... but if you plan on keeping non livebearers its not a good idea to have any salt in the tank, the livebearers will also do fine without salt. 
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Hi
I'm pretty new to the tropical fish scene, but I have some guppies and I have salt in their tank, I also have a tank with goldfish and minnows in it and they have salt in theirs too. It boosts their immune systems and helps them build their slime coats so protects them. I put 1 teaspoon of sea salt per 1 gallon of water in the tank. Dissolve it in some boiling water first. My fish always seem happier when they have salt in the tank.
Maybe the fish that was lost before was just stressed and the salt had nothing to do with it? Just a thought, I don't know that much!
Hope it helps.
I'm pretty new to the tropical fish scene, but I have some guppies and I have salt in their tank, I also have a tank with goldfish and minnows in it and they have salt in theirs too. It boosts their immune systems and helps them build their slime coats so protects them. I put 1 teaspoon of sea salt per 1 gallon of water in the tank. Dissolve it in some boiling water first. My fish always seem happier when they have salt in the tank.
Maybe the fish that was lost before was just stressed and the salt had nothing to do with it? Just a thought, I don't know that much!
Hope it helps.
rite as someone who has kept tropical fish for too many years to mention! i have a question for all you newbie about salt .... freshwater ie tropical fish since when do you find salt in the natural habitat! brackish water is when fresh water meets salt water so i expect a little salt and marine well no need to go there....
and as for keeping goldfish in salt tanks! what are you lot on! is there someting in the water that is affecting your mental state of mind! goldfish are coldwater fish, so i repeat..... since when has salt been used in coldwater ponds etc to keep goldfish!
so why add salt to a tropical tank if u want salt in your tank salt in and take out the fish! i see no need for salt unless it in a hospital tank for ill fish! I do hope that anyone who keeps or says they keep tropical fish does not keep corys in those afore mentioned tanks!!!
and as for keeping goldfish in salt tanks! what are you lot on! is there someting in the water that is affecting your mental state of mind! goldfish are coldwater fish, so i repeat..... since when has salt been used in coldwater ponds etc to keep goldfish!
so why add salt to a tropical tank if u want salt in your tank salt in and take out the fish! i see no need for salt unless it in a hospital tank for ill fish! I do hope that anyone who keeps or says they keep tropical fish does not keep corys in those afore mentioned tanks!!!
It boosts their immune systems and helps them build their slime coats so protects them.if u want an immune boost then buy the available treatment immune and stress coats products!
makes me angry to see someone using and keeping tropical fish and they dont know waht the water parameters should be! correct use of products etc etc! they do have things called books usually found in librarys or even bookstores! strange that people never look. oh and you can find lots of info onthe thing they call the web! some people use salt and have no ill effects, well good to them! but in my opinion tropical means warm water! ( there is nothing there to suggest salt warm water) brackish means some salt , marine means a lot of salt! have i missed anything!
thats my rant over! sorry if anyone feels a little miffed about this!
Danny - the lost soul---
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sheshhhhhhhhhhhh,
feel better now.
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i will have to agree but also make a point,
You are correct in the sense that fresh is fresh salt is salt.
but, here is the kicker, With your African cichlids there is a salt content found in there waters. Yes, maybe not like you would in salt or brackish but there is.
many species do depend on this minute salt content to breed,slime coat, and for several other health resons. I have done my research on this matter and have found that many species of fish do require salt to a degree. MANY CAN NOT have salt ( cory cats, some tetras,) but, as mentined above there are other means to add these much neededn enzimes and slime coat.
Salt is a natural product that is found not only in LFS but also in the ground, After all the would was below sea leveel at one ppoint.
Where id all the salt go ? It is now below the water in the earth. Little by little mother nature assures that were it is needed it is deposited.
Am I by NO means an expert on this matter but did want to emphisize that salt is NOT bad nor harmfull to SOME species and yet, I do see your point and sgree with you to an extent.
And no, I do not think most would get offended by your reply other than you have to keep in mind, many hobbiest are new to this hobby and depend on advice givin to them. It is best explained with pros and cons to better educate others and ourselves.
Education is the key to good and healthy fish keeping.
if, for any reson there is still some confusion I will gather up the research, studies, and books that state just as I mentioned. yeap ! danny keeps all kinds of books and research done on fish.
Lets keep in mind I am really into the reseach / conservation aspect so I try (TRY ) to keep up to date as to better educate myself.
danny
feel better now.
? i will have to agree but also make a point,
You are correct in the sense that fresh is fresh salt is salt.
but, here is the kicker, With your African cichlids there is a salt content found in there waters. Yes, maybe not like you would in salt or brackish but there is.
many species do depend on this minute salt content to breed,slime coat, and for several other health resons. I have done my research on this matter and have found that many species of fish do require salt to a degree. MANY CAN NOT have salt ( cory cats, some tetras,) but, as mentined above there are other means to add these much neededn enzimes and slime coat.
Salt is a natural product that is found not only in LFS but also in the ground, After all the would was below sea leveel at one ppoint.
Where id all the salt go ? It is now below the water in the earth. Little by little mother nature assures that were it is needed it is deposited.
Am I by NO means an expert on this matter but did want to emphisize that salt is NOT bad nor harmfull to SOME species and yet, I do see your point and sgree with you to an extent.
And no, I do not think most would get offended by your reply other than you have to keep in mind, many hobbiest are new to this hobby and depend on advice givin to them. It is best explained with pros and cons to better educate others and ourselves.
Education is the key to good and healthy fish keeping.
if, for any reson there is still some confusion I will gather up the research, studies, and books that state just as I mentioned. yeap ! danny keeps all kinds of books and research done on fish.
Lets keep in mind I am really into the reseach / conservation aspect so I try (TRY ) to keep up to date as to better educate myself.
danny
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Why cry.......
I didn't know you had it in you
CM
I didn't know you had it in you
CM
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danny is right in that in the african lakes, they once were salt water lakes. during the evolution of the earth the lakes salt diminished. just like anything on the earth the fish learned to adapt or become extinct. if you look at the trace elements of the lakes you will find that there is small amounts of salt.
the reason to add salt? helps to maintain proper gill function in the fish. fish expel toxins and other harmful elements out of their bodies by way of the gills. if the gills become congested from disease then the toxins remain in the body. cuasing the fish to go into osmotic shock. this can eventually lead to the death of the fish.
dosage? one rounded tablespoon per every five gallons of water.
salt cannot be added to scaleless fish as it will burn them.
maggie
the reason to add salt? helps to maintain proper gill function in the fish. fish expel toxins and other harmful elements out of their bodies by way of the gills. if the gills become congested from disease then the toxins remain in the body. cuasing the fish to go into osmotic shock. this can eventually lead to the death of the fish.
dosage? one rounded tablespoon per every five gallons of water.
salt cannot be added to scaleless fish as it will burn them.
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Danny,
I knew I should have typed the whole name...cryosi
My post was meant as a reply to cryosi's post, NOT YOURS!!!!! You just beat me to the punch.
And no cryosi...I didn't mean why cry...as though u were whining....I meant I didn't know you could rant with the best of us
CM
I knew I should have typed the whole name...cryosi
My post was meant as a reply to cryosi's post, NOT YOURS!!!!! You just beat me to the punch.
And no cryosi...I didn't mean why cry...as though u were whining....I meant I didn't know you could rant with the best of us
CM
sorry guys and gals, its just there has been a few post about the salt with the cory's and as i have tank full of them and know salt is not for them and some others! i just went a little flowers for anyone offended 
lol and i love a good rant once in a while!
http
/www.aquariumfish.net/information/aq...uarium_salt.htm
interesting link! so who adds the salt in the wild then!
the salt god!
flowers for anyone offended lol and i love a good rant once in a while! http
/www.aquariumfish.net/information/aq...uarium_salt.htminteresting link! so who adds the salt in the wild then!
the salt god! Danny - the lost soul---
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Pretty good link that explains why salt IS important.
I have personaly explained in SEVERAL post in regards to corydoras and salt. Hopefully them post were read before someone goes adding salt to a cory tank.
trust me cry, LOLOL didn't offend me nor others i am sure. But ya know me and I just have to add the pros and cons. Only here was mostly pros. LOLOL
Danny
I have personaly explained in SEVERAL post in regards to corydoras and salt. Hopefully them post were read before someone goes adding salt to a cory tank.
trust me cry, LOLOL didn't offend me nor others i am sure. But ya know me and I just have to add the pros and cons. Only here was mostly pros. LOLOL
Danny
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Cryosi. I don't mean to argue, but must point out that salt, whether found in a freshwater species natural environment or not, is a valuable fishkeeping agent. And it is natural. You advocate readily available medications that are not ever found in nature.
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