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Posted by Geezer From The Freezer on March 15, 2005, 4:01 am
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Bill Stock wrote:
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> I thought I'd add some salt to the tank to prevent whatever is bothering
> Panfry from affecting the other fish. I've read a lot of pros and cons about
> salt, so I was a little hesitant. The recommended dose seems to be about one
> tablespoon for every five gallons, which in my case is about a cup of salt.
> This seems like a lot, so I decided to add half today and half tomorrow. It
> took a while for the 'aquarium salt' to dissolve, so I came back to check on
> them in an hour. They were all sucking on the Algae where I had dumped the
> salt. All except Panfry that is, but he has a bad case of fungus lips. So
> they might be sensitive.
>
> He'll be getting his PP treatment closer to the weekend, when I can watch
> his progress more closely.
You should really dissolve the salt before adding
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> I thought I'd add some salt to the tank to prevent whatever is bothering
> Panfry from affecting the other fish. I've read a lot of pros and cons about
> salt, so I was a little hesitant. The recommended dose seems to be about one
> tablespoon for every five gallons, which in my case is about a cup of salt.
> This seems like a lot, so I decided to add half today and half tomorrow. It
> took a while for the 'aquarium salt' to dissolve, so I came back to check on
> them in an hour. They were all sucking on the Algae where I had dumped the
> salt. All except Panfry that is, but he has a bad case of fungus lips. So
> they might be sensitive.
>
> He'll be getting his PP treatment closer to the weekend, when I can watch
> his progress more closely.