Should i put salt in my cory catfish/guppy fish tank or jo?

[Mrfishfrenzee]

Should I put salt in my guppy and catfish taNk

 

[Mumma.of.two]

No. Freshwater fish are freshwater fish. They don't need salt. If your using it as a treatment for a disease thats fine. Cories are actually salt sensitive.

 

[maestromad]

IME corys do not do well with salt, I personally will refrain from using it unless absolutely necessary. Other people sve had better experiences with it.
Why do you want to use salt??

 

[Mrfishfrenzee]

I want to use it cause I just bout a fish from pet store and it had worms I think I got rid of it and I want to get rid of them if theynspread

 

[maestromad]

Wait and see if you get any more posts. I personally wouldn't use it

 

[maxwellag]

No. Freshwater fish are freshwater fish. They don't need salt. If your using it as a treatment for a disease thats fine. Cories are actually salt sensitive.

+ 1, cories don't have scales so salt can hurt them.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Are you referring to camellanus worms? You need something stronger then salt. There are medicated foods and anti parasitic medications. I don't know which ones because they aren't available where I am.

 

[Mrfishfrenzee]

Thanks

 

[BBradbury]

Using Salt in Freshwater Tanks

Should I put salt in my guppy and catfish taNk

Hello Mr ...

You'll get answers from both sides. I've used a little more than a teaspoon of standard aquarium salt in every 5 gallons of my water change water in my Fancy Guppy and Corydoras tanks from time to time for close to 10 years, since a friend who's kept different tropical fish since the 1960s convinced me to start using it.

His take on it is most fish pathogens can't tolerate even a trace of dissolved salt in the water, it boosts the fishes' immune system and fresh water in nature has a trace of salt in it. Aquarium salt, commercial canning salt and Kosher salt are used to treat fish parasite infections, so it makes sense to me to use a little routinely in my planted tanks. Also apparently, there's a calming affect salt has on tropical fish and water passes through the fishes' gills more easily, making breathing easier. A large, fish breeder and shipper in the Wisconsin area, I believe is their location, uses up to a tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons of their replacement water with positive results.

I don't use much more than a teaspoon, because my plants don't like it. But, my fish are healthy and reproduce on a regular basis, so I use it.

It's entirely up to you.

B