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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	hi every1, i was wondering about salt being added to fresh water to help fix or pervent fugus (which i did know was contagous) will this work. the fish is betta splenden.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004	It depends on who you ask. I've used aquarium salt before, but currently don't. I can't tell any difference. Didn't have sick fish before, and still don't. /shrug Keep the water parameters right and everything else works itself out, salt or not salt, in my opinion.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Some do and some don't, it's up to you.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	If your tank was a cheeseburger, then some salt would be fine... Otherwise, save it for something else. It's not needed. --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
AngelZoo Fish Addict Posts: 771 Kudos: 501 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-Dec-2003	Yup, I have not noticed any difference between using or not using salt. Either for healthy or sick fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	with bettas and bettas alone, i notice the difference. I add only the slightest amount, but it really does make a big impact. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	I have to agree that salt really only needs to be used for brackish and marine fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	For your information, fungus is a secondary infection that arises as a result from another incident so the salt shouldn't really have any effect other than on the fungus and not really on the cause of it. Secondly, as the fungus is generally from a 'wound' of some sort, it would be like adding salt to a cut.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	What could adding salt to a Betta tank make any difference at all??... And what kind of a difference?? --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	i have less problems with tailrot, infection and general lethargy. These fish have pathetic immune systems, its just rediculous. I know they are bred for colour/finnage, but somewhere along the line someone must have thought that perhaps breeding hardy fish would be a good idea too... i think that guy must have gotten the sack. I have nothing to back it up other than anecdotal evidence. If i don't use it, i can almost guarantee i get a case of finrot. It sounds stupid, but i do notice the difference. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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