Terrie Lee Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Are Pelvicachromis Subocellatus sensitive in any way to salt? Are synodontis petricola? I have ich and I need to put some salt in my tank. Will this hurt my giant val that I just bought and planted today? There is also some cryptocoryne hudori in there that I just bought today. Okay I just found out that Val is salt tolerant. Edited September 17, 2007 by Terrie Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 I don't know about the Pelvicachromis, but the Synodontis should not have any problems with salt. The Vallisneria should be fine as well as I have high sodium levels in my well water and they are doing fine. I know Cryptocoryne is often used in rift lake tanks with high PH and hard water so I bet they will do fine as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Thr P. subs are fine with salt as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Malcite green and benzaldehyde green are they the same thing ? That is the active ingredient in the ich cure that I will be using of the salt does not work. Apparently syno cats are sensitive to malachite green. Would they be sensitive to the other thing? I hate ich so much. I thought I was doing everything right. I put in 2 teaspoons for every 5 gallons is this too much, too little? Edited September 17, 2007 by Terrie Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Did you elevate your temp as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Do you know why you got ich? Did you check your water tests? any changes? Just so yo uknow what to change so it won't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I lowered the temp on my heater to accomodate my p. subs and did not notice it dropped too low for 2 days. The poor tetras got a chill and blammo ich. I also had some poor water quality (wich I was in the process of fixing) Some high nitrates over a period of time. That's my best guess anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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