Add salt during wc a must??

[Epon]

Originally Posted by Vitor

salt is not necessary, maybe goldfish is a diff thing.
i only use salt for treatment or comm fight recovery use.

purigen i use before, good but i find it not neccessary when i wc weekly 40%
as my water is always quite good.

and purigen need to recharge etc.

if i can keep things simple like follow wc regiment strictly
then i dun need to buy those high tech stuff.

water, air pump , filtration. lightings for pleasure, simple.
y use so many funny things if not really a necessity

treatment if really need heater and salt, at most
i keep melafix, prazi gold, and multicure.
enuff lor

keep fish to keep me relax , not crack brain to think of rubbish to buy :P
worry here worry there. need special care.

else no point keep fish, no worry :P

bro, does multicure affect BB?

[Vitor]

Not of wat I know. Or say I not sure.

[Epon]

Ok.. I will test.. currently dosing multicure.. will check if bb kana wipe out later

[Epon]

Originally Posted by Epon

Ok.. I will test.. currently dosing multicure.. will check if bb kana wipe out later

Seems like 2 dose of multicure in 2 days in my 8 feet tank does not affect the BB.. so far

[ElectricBlue]

I don't use salt after water change as I find it not necessary. I only use it for treating sick fish.

[RAW]

Originally Posted by streetsmart73

don't use salt after wc

currently, using seachem prime for wc

very good hoh

bro how much to pour for 5x2.5x2.5 if wc 20-25%? thx

[kepala sakit]

Imo, beside those feeders, guppies and gold fishes, I find other ornamental fishes do not necessary uses salt when WC... Supposingly, WC do not require add salt, salt will dehydrate bodily fluid from fish, salt simulate slime growth to stop osmosis under bad water condition, salt will foul water fast cos the constant renewal of slime into the water.

[octane]

do not add salt if fish is healthy. simply add water conditioner to neutralise chloramine will do.

[kepala sakit]

Salt will stall the progression of bio-filtration, I'll consider salt with anti bio-tic for quarantine purpose, subsequent a partial WC to reduce medication and salinity, a sudden reduction of salinity will cause water intoxication (bursting of blood cells) to some fishes and I suppose no cure to it. Btw. Imo, if u're happy with your salt regime, by all mean stay happy.

[Rodimus98]

I usually add a handful of salt after doing wc. Previously didn't add any salt when setting up tank n wc n i got this problem where my tank is always infected with those tiny white worm crawling all over tank walls. Try adding Vermex also no use. Keeps coming back. Tried adding salt , the problem slowly go away.

Till now, been adding salt to my wc regime. Aro got no problem also. Eating n swimming well.