Mollies
endlers
tetras
plec
clown loach
catfish
and any new born fry
2007-08-20 06:54:54 · 5 answers · asked by janorth1 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Is it safe with coldwater aswell
blackmoor
golden oranda
goldfish
2007-08-20 07:16:35 · update #1
the coldwater/ tropical are in 2 seperate tanks, my mollie has an internal parasite so i wanted to treat the whole tank, s/he is in quarantine at the minute.
2007-08-22 22:10:31 · update #2
The tetras will not enjoy the salt, Nither will the catfish, And im not to sure about them loach. Fry will be fine.
~ GG
2007-08-20 07:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only fish on your list that might appreciate a bit of salt are the Mollies. The Plecostomus, loach and catfish will probably die and the others may or may not adapt to it.
It's worth noting that plants don't generally like salt either so if it's a planted aquarium you might have trouble.
When I first started fish keeping over 40 years ago the recommendation was to put a sick fish into salt water. In my experience very few fish recovered from this "treatment" and with the remedies available these days the "treatment" has become redundant so I'm a bit puzzled as to why you want to put salt into the tank at all. With the possible exception of the Mollies, it won't do any good and it might do a lot of harm.
Incidentally, goldfish are cold water fish, not tropicals.
2007-08-22 00:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by tomsp10 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Clown Loach will not tolerate the salt at all. It will soon die. Depending on the type of Catfish, that would also not work. The Tetras will probably not appreciate it, but they will live. The Mollies are the only fish in there that would benefit from it, so I wouldn't use the salt at all... Email me if you have any questions.
Nosoop4u
EDIT: Salt is fine to use with Goldfish, just be sure you use the right dosage... http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/Salt.html
2007-08-20 07:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to put salt in the aquarium the fish will be fine without it, if its not broken, dont fix it.
it will kill your clown loach!
fish like tetras and some catfish dont like salty water.
If you do intend to add salt then you should do it slowly so the fish dont get stressed
2007-08-20 12:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No salt at all should be put in tropical freshwater fish and goldfish are coldwater fish and should be kept in a unheated tank.
2007-08-21 08:06:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋