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    PostSubject: Salt in a CA tank   Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:30 pm

    I' ve decided I want to try putting salt as a regular step in a couple of my CA tanks, see how it goes. What is the average/recommended dose of salt per gallon I should be looking at? Thinking about JDs, Texas, and Oscars mainly. Thanks
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:53 am

    I'm not sure. I don't typically recommend using salt unless treating for an illness. I know that some people do use salt regularly so I will let someone else weigh in. Sorry.
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:36 pm

    1-2 tsp per gallon wont hurt as long as it is just regular salt....What kind of salt are you speaking of?

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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:42 pm

    I only use salt in treating illness, and that is at 1tbs per 5ish gallons of water for cichlids.
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:06 pm

    I typically don't use salt except medicinally, either, and then I use 2 tsps non-iodized table salt and 1 tsp of epsom salt per five gallons. Ya could always use marine salt at the same dosage to achieve the same effect, if ya have any on hand.

    I've never seen any benefit in putting salt in any SA or CA cichlid tanks. Never seen any harm either, granted, but over time got out of the practice because I didn't see any benefit.

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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:58 pm

    Ok, I'm just going to put in the Green Texas tank, because there is some kind of funny ulcer thingy going on in there. I'm using straight salt, no additives, just plain old NaCl. I put in one teaspoon per gallon and no ill effects, and the sores on the two infected fish seem to be dying/shrinking.
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:41 am

    HAVE YOU EVER TRIED MELAFIX OR PRIMAFIX FOR SORES/DISEASED FISH? WORKS WONDERS. HOPE YOUR FISH HEALS UP.
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:33 pm

    I for one love salt for many different i'llnesses. I recomend aquarium salt for open wounds, sores, hole in the head, and stress. I use one table spoon per 5 gallons with my Stingrays, arowanna,datnoids, clown loaches S.A,C.A and african Cichlinds with no problems over the last 3-4 years. But only when they need it.
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:20 pm

    GOOD NATURAL REMEDY.
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    PostSubject: Re: Salt in a CA tank   Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:23 am

    you can get salt from any fish, pet store even walmart. comes in a blur carton and is very inexpensideve. follow directions. its a good stress releiver and helps prevent and aid in healing injury. when adding water from evaporation do not add more salt cause it doesnt eveap. when doing water changes thats when you add salt. i have over 30 cichlid tanks going and use salt in every tank even fry tanks. also if you have feeder tanks going double salt recomended. feeders tend to carry lots of disease and the salt also treats them.

    my opinion. good luck
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