Salt experiment number 3 - plants

[Delapool]

Just a share.

Recently tried treating a sick fish with antibiotics and 1 teaspoon per 6 gallons salt.

The foxtail plant seems to have hit a brick wall. Plant has gone brownish/dark green and is just putting out some better looking, nice green shoots.

The salt level should have been ok but doesn't seem to have liked it for some reason. Unless it was the fish antibiotics.

 

[aqua_chem]

A sudden change in the salt level of the tank might have upset it from an osmotic/turgor pressure perspective too. It might do fine if slowly acclimated.

 

[Delapool]

A sudden change in the salt level of the tank might have upset it from an osmotic/turgor pressure perspective too. It might do fine if slowly acclimated.

It could be as this small tank gets large water changes normally so the salt could of been too much of a shock.

Something I've always wondered is if plants with roots will be better at 'filtering' the elements they need (compared to floating plants). Green algae had no troubles though so could be wrong there.