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esandbergger  Hobbyist Posts: 133 Kudos: 128 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jun-2005   | What kind of clean up crew can tolerate a low end brackish condition (I use 1tsp salt per g) I just took care of my pleco mistake (he is happy in my friend's koi tank. Also, can cories tolerate this? |
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lifeofcrimeguy  Enthusiast Posts: 230 Kudos: 265 Registered: 12-Jan-2004   | I think that from memory scaless fish such as cories are fairly intolerent to salt. |
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pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003 | What kinds of BW fish do you have? The amt of salt you are using is hardly consideered BW. |
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| katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004 | What kind of salt are you using? IIRC theres a difference btw the salt aquarists use for sick fish and the salt used for marine and bw tanks. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French. |
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| esandbergger Hobbyist Posts: 133 Kudos: 128 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jun-2005 | I have mollies....i use straight table salt (without iodine) THe low level was suggested by a local lfs worker because i have a combo of fresh and brackish fish(i even had a pleco for a bit  |
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| katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004 | Im almost certain table salt is not the same as aquarium salt and can be detrimental. I would switch to instant ocean, asap. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French. |
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Natalie    Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003  | Table salt is nothing more than sodium chloride. Aquarium salt (the same as marine salt) contains a lot of sodium chloride, but also many other salts and trace minerals that are required for fish that need salt in their water. Adding table salt to a tank is rather pointless, because it does not contain the salts needed for the tank to be brackish or marine, and is harmful to fish that come from salt-free environments. If you add salt to your tank for your mollies, buy some aquarium/marine salt.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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| pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003 | Aquarium salt is closer to table salt, than marine salt. Read: http://www.thepufferforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=59 |
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| esandbergger Hobbyist Posts: 133 Kudos: 128 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jun-2005 | thanks for that link. I have now switched to aquarium salt and then i was investigating maybe marine next, since my focus is really on barckish fishies.... |
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