help on brockish tank

oblene · 12-09-2006, 09:15 PM

i want to know if its safe to put my bala sharks, tinfoil, silver dollars, pitcus catfish, and dino eels in a tank that i just put 1 tbs of salt for every 5 gallons of water in..i have 2 white tail shark catfish in there right now...its a 72 gallon tank also..

brackish**

Ringo · 12-10-2006, 07:24 AM

1Tbs. of salt to every 5G's isn't brackish water.
All of them fish are freshwater, so a freshwater tank is what they need.

Gourami Swami · 12-10-2006, 08:58 AM

yeah. is it just me or lately does everyine want to out freshwater fish in a brackish tank?

flamingo · 12-10-2006, 10:11 AM

If your fish are placed in brackish, they will either die or have complications., All but the tinfoil barb and silver dollar (somewhat), have complications with salt. Dino eels (actually a senegal bichir...) pictus cats, bala sharks, etc., die if placed in brackish for a long period of time...especially catfish.

I would talk about the fish you have in there already but that's another story

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Ringo · 12-10-2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gourami Swami

yeah. is it just me or lately does everyine want to out freshwater fish in a brackish tank?

Yeah I've noticed that also.
I really don't see why people want brackish tanks when they have freshwater fish, its all the less work you have to do.
Maybe just to call it brackish, I don't know....

GoodMike · 12-11-2006, 12:46 PM

here is the problem with keeping salt in your tank with fish that dont need it. small amounts of salt like you are thinking will not hurt them. but, salt is a good method of treatment for many things, but if you already keep salt in the tank, then you wont have that method of treatment against the diseases or parasites, or other problems. i advise against it.

12-09-2006, 09:15 PM	#1
oblene Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3	help on brockish tank i want to know if its safe to put my bala sharks, tinfoil, silver dollars, pitcus catfish, and dino eels in a tank that i just put 1 tbs of salt for every 5 gallons of water in..i have 2 white tail shark catfish in there right now...its a 72 gallon tank also.. brackish** Last edited by oblene; 12-09-2006 at 09:26 PM.

12-10-2006, 08:58 AM	#3
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	yeah. is it just me or lately does everyine want to out freshwater fish in a brackish tank? __________________

12-10-2006, 10:11 AM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	If your fish are placed in brackish, they will either die or have complications., All but the tinfoil barb and silver dollar (somewhat), have complications with salt. Dino eels (actually a senegal bichir...) pictus cats, bala sharks, etc., die if placed in brackish for a long period of time...especially catfish. I would talk about the fish you have in there already but that's another story . __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

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12-10-2006, 07:24 AM	#2
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 965	1Tbs. of salt to every 5G's isn't brackish water. All of them fish are freshwater, so a freshwater tank is what they need.

12-11-2006, 12:46 PM	#6
GoodMike Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 546	here is the problem with keeping salt in your tank with fish that dont need it. small amounts of salt like you are thinking will not hurt them. but, salt is a good method of treatment for many things, but if you already keep salt in the tank, then you wont have that method of treatment against the diseases or parasites, or other problems. i advise against it.

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