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Posted by Russ J. on April 21, 2006, 7:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options I never thought a lower salinity would cause blindness. I've kept it low (
around 1.019) for years hoping to keep the ich from developing. It doesn't
seem to bother any of my other fish. Sooo I think I will never buy fish
from high salinity areas in the future.
RJ
>> for a $4.99 fish they sure are pleasant to look at. Oh well when these go
>> that's it. It might be a salinity issue. I keep my SPg at 1.019 instead
>> of 1.023.
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> 1.019 ????
> Do you realize the Red Sea is more salty than other reefs ?
>
> The salinity in the Persian Gulf is very close to 40ppt (1.029 sg)
> instead of 35ppt (1.025 sg) on the ocean reefs due to the unusually
> high evaporation rates. Animals from this region should be kept
> in the higher than normal salinity and temperatures...
>
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>> that's it. It might be a salinity issue. I keep my SPg at 1.019 instead
>> of 1.023.