What SG are you considering BW? Read that salt article again, it was written by a research scientist, who has been in this field for >50 years.
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i have bought 1 swing arm hydrometer and 1 floating hydrometer. the swing arm read less than 10.00(!) and the floating reads 10.00. the decrease is probably due to the salt changing, and i need to add more salt. i'm planning to get a SG of 10.05.
have you not listened to what anyone has said?tanhql said:
do not add any more salt to your tank! you need to get rid of all of the salt in the tank, but slowly. guppies are tropical FRESHWATER fish, not freshwater, and brackish if you want, fish. if you continue to add salt you are only going to see more problems. the salinity is SUPPOSED to be LESS THAN (<) 10.00. i cannot stress it enough that guppies are freshwater fish NOT brackish
Dispite whatever illusions have been force fe in the aquatic world, fish such as guppies and mollies have been known to do fine in BW, since most originate or at least spend most of thier time there.
Mollies ,for example, when acclimated to full SW, have had a 90% decrease in disease and are still able to breed and thrive.
Just because we have been "adapting" them to FW in the stores, does not mean they cannot/should not be put in BW or SW.
Mollies ,for example, when acclimated to full SW, have had a 90% decrease in disease and are still able to breed and thrive.
Just because we have been "adapting" them to FW in the stores, does not mean they cannot/should not be put in BW or SW.
Mollies are actually BW fish. Guppies are not. Also, there is no such SG as 10. FW starts at 1. To raise a tank to 1.005, it will roughly take about a cup of salt/5g. That's a lot of salt! Healthy guppies should not need salt. My guess is somebody is picking on those beautiful, long, flowing fins.
oh, i put the decimal point at the wrong place for the SG. and yes, i'm planning on a SG of 1.005.
and jm1212, the salt is maintaining the tailfin of these guppies. i have tried lowering the salt content by half before, but the tailrot just returned the very next day. asking me not to use any salt is just asking these guppies to swim tailfin-less. in fact, 2 days after the lst water change with the new salt, tailrot returned, and this was the first indication for me that the new salt is not as 'strong' as the old one, which led me to buy the hydrometers. i've tried everything to cure any source of tailrot, from water changes to medication to dips. IT DOES NOT WORK!
and jm1212, the salt is maintaining the tailfin of these guppies. i have tried lowering the salt content by half before, but the tailrot just returned the very next day. asking me not to use any salt is just asking these guppies to swim tailfin-less. in fact, 2 days after the lst water change with the new salt, tailrot returned, and this was the first indication for me that the new salt is not as 'strong' as the old one, which led me to buy the hydrometers. i've tried everything to cure any source of tailrot, from water changes to medication to dips. IT DOES NOT WORK!
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I do 1/6 a cup per gallon. I don't know how many teaspoons that is. I mix mine in a 5 gallon so I use 5/6 of a cup to do that. Also, do not add salt directly to the tank. It will burn the fish!
1.008 about. Mine is up to 1.010 because I am slowly raising it and I added 3 pieces of drift wood and 40 pounds of rock.
this may be a long shot, but i remember finding out that stores w/ a loop system (all the tanks on one filter) use a form of copper compound to treat the diseases that show up so commonly.
it is possible that, depending on where you got them, they may be suffering from withdrawl symtoms.
Good luck, Black Wolf
it is possible that, depending on where you got them, they may be suffering from withdrawl symtoms.
Good luck, Black Wolf
