accentchick
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
So I've had my tank since mid Nov 08' and I've had ich, hole in the head, fin rot, and now pop eye. I went to 2 different petstores and both said completely different stuff. One suggested Melafix and the other said Aquarium Salt. I decided to try the Melafix and am wondering if I should also add some salt to the aquarium. I usually feed them once a nite but both told me just 3 - 4 times per week and smaller amounts. Also, they told me to only change 25% water per week instead of the usual 40-50% (the water is removed while doing the gravel vacuuming) i've been doing. I have a 30g tank with 11 fish(2 dwarf guromis, 3 platys, 2 fancy guppies, 4 mollies and 23 babies (range from 1 1/2 mths old - 5 days old). Did water change/gravel vacuum wednesday. Added 3 tsps of Melafix today. Ammonia levels are 0 and ph is about 6.2. I don't know the nitrites and nitrates as I don't do those tests myself (yet). Any suggestions on the aquarium salt?