salt with angels - Aquarium Advice

amitnarain · 04-18-2006, 06:45 PM

hello.

can i put some salt in an angel tank? can they support salt?

sith j · 04-18-2006, 07:29 PM

what is the need to put salt in the tank. do you have other fish in the tank that are sick

**Zagz** · 04-18-2006, 08:25 PM

IMO salt is needed only when treating for various illness. Not required for healthy tanks.

amitnarain · 04-20-2006, 06:28 PM

putting salt in my aquarium seems more professional.

chotie · 04-20-2006, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitnarain

putting salt in my aquarium seems more professional.

fishkeeping does not have to be "professional". do not fall for all the false info out there. keep reading these boards and conducting research on the hobby to further learn how to care for your fish. the only "professional" things you need to really do are:

1. water changes
2. testing water conditions
3. using the right medication/remedy for fish illness.

as for the salt, it has already been answered.

Jchillin · 04-20-2006, 07:57 PM

Just an observation and to cement chotie's post. How many of us have been to a LFS and saw one of those "kits"? What was in the kit? Aquarium salt. When you ask info about setting up the tank, "add the aquarium salt as directed".

When you have so many people recieving the same information over and over, it stands to reason that the salt theory must be true.

Take a look at this article. I found it to be most informative concerning the salt issue.

rokinrandy · 04-21-2006, 07:02 PM

i have read that platy fish need a little salt....
and guppys are happier and breed more with salt and healthier than without it...
i have read that algae eaters don't really like it
i have read that angels do not really like it and i know for a fact they breed like **** with out it
so none of this is true and it's all just stuff that people have arbitrarily wrote articles about
?????????

CompMage · 04-21-2006, 07:31 PM

Jchillin thanks for posting that artical. As for salt in the tank.. I think I agree with the author of the artical. Freshwater fish are that way for a reason.

Jchillin · 04-21-2006, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rokinrandy

i have read that platy fish need a little salt....
and guppys are happier and breed more with salt and healthier than without it...
i have read that algae eaters don't really like it
i have read that angels do not really like it and i know for a fact they breed like **** with out it
so none of this is true and it's all just stuff that people have arbitrarily wrote articles about
?????????

Mollies are a semi brackish fish and will do better with salt.

You have two schools of thought on the subject...those that swear by salt because it has worked for them. Then you have the "science", which basically says: "Why give a fish from a freshwater environment a salty one in your tank?"

04-18-2006, 06:45 PM	#1
amitnarain Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mauritius Is. Posts: 269	salt with angels hello. can i put some salt in an angel tank? can they support salt?

04-20-2006, 07:57 PM	#6
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,970 Images: 47	Just an observation and to cement chotie's post. How many of us have been to a LFS and saw one of those "kits"? What was in the kit? Aquarium salt. When you ask info about setting up the tank, "add the aquarium salt as directed". When you have so many people recieving the same information over and over, it stands to reason that the salt theory must be true. Take a look at this article. I found it to be most informative concerning the salt issue. __________________ _________________________________

04-21-2006, 07:02 PM	#7
rokinrandy Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 28 Images: 8	i have read that platy fish need a little salt.... and guppys are happier and breed more with salt and healthier than without it... i have read that algae eaters don't really like it i have read that angels do not really like it and i know for a fact they breed like **** with out it so none of this is true and it's all just stuff that people have arbitrarily wrote articles about ????????? __________________ best reguards, randy

04-21-2006, 07:31 PM	#8
CompMage Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Maryland Posts: 260	Jchillin thanks for posting that artical. As for salt in the tank.. I think I agree with the author of the artical. Freshwater fish are that way for a reason. __________________ Always remember Men's Rule #1 1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

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04-18-2006, 07:29 PM	#2
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