Will Plecs Be Ok In Salt

[wullie187]

hi there im thinking of adding Marine salt 2my livebaers tank as iv heard its good 4 most of them the only thing is i luv my plecs & dont want 2 stress them out as there the reson i got ma big tank now i hav a bn & big 12inch 1s will thay b ok with has any 1 tryed them with marine salt thank 4 any help that can b giving

 

[JenCliBee]

hi there im thinking of adding Marine salt 2my livebaers tank as iv heard its good 4 most of them the only thing is i luv my plecs & dont want 2 stress them out as there the reson i got ma big tank now i hav a bn & big 12inch 1s will thay b ok with has any 1 tryed them with marine salt thank 4 any help that can b giving

Plecs wont tolerate salt to much, well most wont anyways... what livebearers have you got?, you dont need salt for them if you have a good quality water.

jen

 

[wullie187]

hi there im thinking of adding salt 2my livebaers tank as iv heard its good 4 most of them the only thing is i luv my plecs & dont want 2 stress them out as there the reson i got ma big tank now i hav a bn & big 12inch 1s will thay b ok with has any 1 tryed them with marine salt thank 4 any help that can b giving

Plecs wont tolerate salt to much, well most wont anyways... what livebearers have you got?, you dont need salt for them if you have a good quality water.

jen

molles & guppys oh i dont need salt 4 them i just read sumwere that salt is good 4them & that u could get a mollie 2 dubell in size if in salted water (not 2 much salt that is) & think this would look grate in ma tank but no way am i going 2 risk my plecs 4 anytHing &all my fish r in good hf apart fa a few snails its in the tank the noo but ill b shot off them in a week

 

[ChiNA MaN]

they dont like salt.

 

[San O Fisher]

Salt will eventually kill the plecs from everything I have ever read.

 

[Bignose]

Plecs originate from the Amazon basin, one of the most mineral-free bodies of water on the planet. The issue is that after many, many generations of living in such mineral-free water, plecs have lost their ability to deal with high mineral content, like salt. The salt builds up in their bodies, in their internal organs like liver and kidneys, and will eventually kill them. For short periods of time, it isn't so bad, like if you are trying to kill of a pathogen. But, long-term they just don't have the biological processes to handle it anymore.

 

[Darkstar]

Some plecs are fine in salt but the total number of salty tolerant plecs is tiny when compared to the total number available...however some of the more commen ones are salt tolerant but you'll still need to do some research against your particular plec to be sure.

 

[wullie187]

well thanx 4 all the replays THERE`LL B NO SALT GOING IN MA TANK as i dont no wot plecs ill b getting in the coming moths as im looking in2 rehoming a few & like i seid i got ma big tank 4 plecs my other fish r just in there 2 take up spaceso thanx again 4ur repays