can these fishes tolerate aquarium salt, and how much?
by Aquaboy on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 | 4 Comments
in the back of my aquarium salt it says 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons, but i have a common pleco, senegal bichir, african ghost knife fish, so can they all tolerate salt? and how much of it?, will it be good for the ghost knife fish ( it is a BROWN one not the HUGE BLACK one).
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I know the common pleco can. I have 2 plecos a clown and a BN both do fine with some salt. They are really hardy fish. The Senegal bichir should be ok they to are fairly hardy. I know that the Retropinnis Bichir does best in brackish water. The Knife fish is the one I would be worried about. They are much more sensitive and like soft water. They are also scale-less fish making them even more sensitive.
Why are you adding aquarium salt? It is not needed.
Most fish like some salt from time to time. Most freshwater fish will migrate up river to find brackish water to help cure diseases and parasites. So it is good to put a bit into your tank from time to time. Salt gives your fish that protective layer of slim over their scales. I have a brackish water set up and usually put a ratio of 1g salt/ per litre.
yes, it is actually needed. that wont make the aquarium even brackish, thats still fresh.
yes…thats why they make it so it goes in the tank and helps. put as it says 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons.