Snakeheads and salt?

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rumblesushi

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I've heard you can't put salt in a SH tank, is this true?

And why not?

My little albino channa has wounded another fish in the tank and I wanted to put salt in, as I don't have a spare heater to quarantine the fish.

Cheers,
JR
 

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I've also heard that you can't put salt in a SH tank but when i first got mine i did and he seems to be fine. Just don't use as much.
 

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rumblesushi said:
I've heard you can't put salt in a SH tank, is this true?

And why not?

My little albino channa has wounded another fish in the tank and I wanted to put salt in, as I don't have a spare heater to quarantine the fish.

Cheers,
JR
DO NOT put salt into a snakehead tank. That's how I killed my three monster reds (18" to 20"). Someone bought them, and brought them back, but they were looking stressed out. So I added just a little salt in there, and voila. They were dead the next day. Belly up. I think it messes with their equilibrium. Adds air into their air bladder that controls their balance. This is my most expensive two cents. I am still grieving, but gotta move on. It is hard to find these big ones nowadays, even the smaller ones. I don't think I can dish out alot of money for a rainbow, at least not the asking price for them lately.
 

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no probs w salt on channas w me....

my most common way of combating fungus infections w them in fact.

my auranti and lucius are fine w it.

tried w bleheris too.... 0 probs.
 

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no probs w salt on channas w me....

my most common way of combating fungus infections w them in fact.

my auranti and lucius are fine w it.

tried w bleheris too.... 0 probs.
Ditto! :)

But have heard similar stories tho?...
 

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PhullTank57 said:
no probs w salt on channas w me....

my most common way of combating fungus infections w them in fact.

my auranti and lucius are fine w it.

tried w bleheris too.... 0 probs.
Ditto! :) but have heard similar stories tho?...
i believe it could have been some impurity w the salt used. Or maybe too much was used. I do realise that the more serious the injury the more careful u shld be in the application of salt. Too much salt can cause the fish to go into a shock and expire.
 
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