ich can my fish tolerate salt

bankruptjojo
  • #1
so I started doing the natural treatment for ich. I want to get this over with asap and if my fish can handle it id like to add salt. I know I don't need to but I did with my bettas and it worked with in a week. I also have some kordons ich attack if that even helps.

its a newly set up tank I didn't qt long enough. I know my bad especially cuz the loaches brought it, should have known. so in my tank which has only been running 1 month (did a fishless cycle) are 4 yoyo loaches, 4 blue rams, 9 green barbs, and 3 siamese algae eater. if they don't like salt should I add the ich attack?

so far parameters are all fine and I have a uv sterilizer that will help out. its a sand planted tank so kinda a pain to vac everwhere.

and ill post somewhere else if on one answers but I think I ended up with 3m 1f on blue rams. the top male seems to paired with the female. he chases the other two males but they don't chase each other and the female only chases the barbs so should I take one male back and get a female or just leave it? I hate returning fish if I don't have to.
thanks
 
Shawnie
  • #2
IMO I don't think your SAE or loaches won't do well with salt But they are your fish to decide....As far as the rams, he may kill the others if they spawn...
 
chrisb01
  • #3
I would try to re-home or return the other two male Rams.
 
bankruptjojo
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
ok I won't use any salt better play it safe. so is having more than one pair a bad idea? I wanted 4 and thought it would be ok but if there is any reason not to ill take the others back and add 2 more barbs. is the problem that the'll eat each others babies.
 
chrisb01
  • #5
Which one of your tanks are they in?
 
bankruptjojo
  • Thread Starter
  • #6
sorry its a new tank I don't have listed its a 33g long. if you don't know the measurements its 48in*12*12. lots of plants mostly swords.
I should also mention I don't really care if they spawn or not seems like a pain. I do love how the two stick together and was hoping to throw another female in and see who she pairs with then returning the odd male out. or just keep them all if it would be ok. all of this when the ich is gone.
 
bankruptjojo
  • Thread Starter
  • #8
yeah I know I'm doing all that and have dealt with ich before just wanted to know if I could add salt or not. some people think it really helps if its safe for you fish. it helped my bettas beat ich really fast. but as shawnie said already prob not safe for sae or yoyos so I'm not adding any. thanks though
 

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