pangasius & mollies

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Subject Author Date pangasius & mollies KevnBev 07-13-2005  Re: pangasius & mollies Reach Out 07-13-2005  Re: pangasius & mollies someone here 07-13-2005  Re: pangasius & mollies KevnBev 07-14-2005
Posted by KevnBev on July 13, 2005, 10:22 am Please log in for more thread options I have 2 pangasius catfish (yes I DID see the 9 foot long/646 lbs one!). I'm moving them to a larger tank from a community tank. they don't like being on their own so I was thinking of maybe separating my mollies from my community tank and having just the mollies and pangasius. The community tank has no salt added to it and is neutral ph and I know the mollies would prefer salt and a higher ph. I know the pangasius don't mind ph up to around 7.5 but what about salt? Would they be ok with salt added? Posted by Reach Out on July 13, 2005, 1:47 pm Please log in for more thread options Have left the cross posting for help only. > I have 2 pangasius catfish (yes I DID see the 9 foot long/646 lbs one!). > I'm moving them to a larger tank from a community tank. they don't like > being on their own so I was thinking of maybe separating my mollies from my > community tank and having just the mollies and pangasius. The community tank > has no salt added to it and is neutral ph and I know the mollies would > prefer salt and a higher ph. I know the pangasius don't mind ph up to around > 7.5 but what about salt? Would they be ok with salt added? > just googled and found this site. http://www.aquariumfish.net/pages/submitted_feedback_page_21.htm It is advising high doses of salt as a treatment for problems. So salt is tolerated at high doses. Hope this helps. Mike Posted by someone here on July 13, 2005, 6:16 pm Please log in for more thread options > I have 2 pangasius catfish (yes I DID see the 9 foot long/646 lbs one!). > I'm moving them to a larger tank from a community tank. they don't like > being on their own so I was thinking of maybe separating my mollies from my > community tank and having just the mollies and pangasius. The community tank > has no salt added to it and is neutral ph and I know the mollies would > prefer salt and a higher ph. I know the pangasius don't mind ph up to around > 7.5 but what about salt? Would they be ok with salt added? My sailfin mollies tolerate hard water - with no salt. The black mollies like salt with their hard water. Green and gold mollies do better with the sailfins than they do with the blacks. You say the mollies are coming from a community tank with no salt added... So do you really need the salt? YMMV etc etc Dave Posted by KevnBev on July 14, 2005, 3:05 am Please log in for more thread options > >> I have 2 pangasius catfish (yes I DID see the 9 foot long/646 lbs one!). >> I'm moving them to a larger tank from a community tank. they don't like >> being on their own so I was thinking of maybe separating my mollies from > my >> community tank and having just the mollies and pangasius. The community > tank >> has no salt added to it and is neutral ph and I know the mollies would >> prefer salt and a higher ph. I know the pangasius don't mind ph up to > around >> 7.5 but what about salt? Would they be ok with salt added? > > My sailfin mollies tolerate hard water - with no salt. > The black mollies like salt with their hard water. > Green and gold mollies do better with the sailfins than they do with the > blacks. > > You say the mollies are coming from a community tank with no salt added... > So do you really need the salt? > > YMMV etc etc > > Dave > Thanks for the input (when I googled pangasius and salt it just came up with recipes to eat them!). I only have about 3 mollies in the community tank and have never added more because the ph is low and somehow they just don't seem as "happy" as I'd like. I really like sailfins but haven't added any to the community tank for this reason. So I thought this would give me the ideal opportunity.