To Salt Or Not To Salt

[lurkershdw]

well, today i went aquarium shopping, and bought some freshwater aquarium salt, since one of my goldfish has a fungal infection, and i ran out of the medication.(i've been told the salt will also help out, and he's pretty close to being healed) And i was thinking about using it in my platy tank too, but the problem is i have a bunch of "hitch hiker snails" (which i put in there on purpose), and i'm pretty sure that the salt would kill the snails... What should i do?

 

[Pufferpunk]

1tbsp salt/5gal is good for livebearers. That much will definately kill a snail, or at least prevent it from ever comming out if it's shell.

Melafix is great for fungal infections & quickly healing up the damage. You should never stop any antibacterial treatment, until the disease if fully cured.

 

[glasstapper]

from my own exp. and what I've read on other threads numerous times, pufferpunk gets the gold

 

[lurkershdw]

ty for the info, i was just reluctant to go buy more medications until i was certain it was necessary since it's so dang expensive. the kind of medication i was using is PimaFix, do you know if those meds you listed work better or worse then the PimaFix?

 

[TankGirl]

PimaFix and MelaFix are very similar, the former utilizing bay oil and the latter utilizing tea tree oil, and they can actually be used together for a comprehensive treatment.

 

[urville]

hmmmm... i've used jungle brand freshwater aquarium salt at the rate of one tablespoon per 10 gallons which is the label direction. and i've had my snails for cose to 6 months so... IME it affects them not at all.
thats just my IME with this one product.
ian

 

[lurkershdw]

ty urville, i'll try a half-dose of salt, and cross my fingers and hope the snails make it