Do You Need Salt In Your Aquarium? Pros and Cons
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I have asked you a question about glow fish please please answer
You mentioned that if you need hard water you would add salt. Does it follow that if you have hard water from the tap adding salt as medication would not improve the desease condition?
When will milasion drift wood be on your website
I have a 20gal long planted tank with large-small size rocks making caves with a large piece of drift wood. Plant light is on a timer kept on 12hr a day. Temp kept at a constant 78 degrees. I have 1 male betta fish, 3 sword tails(2 female,1 Male) 3 harlyquinn rasboras, 1 rescued fish(looks like an off bred guppy but not sure) 6 neon tetras and 4 salt and pepper corydoras. They are all very active. They are fed 1 time a day as well as they eat the plants. Sand substrate. Any recommendations for improvement? Overstocked? Thank you I love you channel!
Not good for a planted tank.....I heard.
I have a 3 gallon tank with a betta, 2 5 gallon tanks with goldfish and another better and a 20 gallon with guppies, mollies, and shrimp. I was the type of person that thought it was simply just water and a filter. After binge watching all your videos for the past few months and learning alot of new things my aquariums are healthier than ever! I'm the only 13 year old in my school with 4 fish tanks in my room. Thanks for all your help!
Gonna need a bigger tank for those goldfish
@@ju3tind94 yea I did way more research since then. Now my goldfish are in a 50 gal even tho I only have 3
@@jaidinblanish1521 I recommend a 5 gallon for the betta
What about if you have live plants?
Recently found your channel and after a long break from keeping fish, you’ve reignited my passion. You’re just the breath of fresh air I needed in 2020. I can’t thank you both enough ❤️
Since no one else bothered yet... let me be the one to welcome you back!
@@Roijuru Thank you!
i absolutely love and appreciate that you recommend watching other videos and reading articles (aka research ;) ) for people to come to their own opinions. Thank you so much for all you and Lisa do for the hobby! Your videos are massively helpful
I moved my fish yesterday to a 150g and was looking like crazy for this video. Loved it and really think that salt is necessary for controlling stress and the internal and external health of the fish. Keep this informative videos going 👍🏼
I never care for fish keeping until I stumble on your channel. I got a 5 gallon tank and a betta. Then got a 10 gallon and added 11 neon tetras, 5 harlequin rasboras, 3 snails and 3 Cory's. Last weekend I bought a 29 gallons tank for them. Your passion for fish keeping sold me.
"aquarium salt" or as it is more commonly known: regular sea salt
Is it really? I got a ton of sea salt in the kitchen free out preservatives
Its pink Himalayan sea salt. How much can I use for a 55 gal
@@aarongonzalez4458 Yes it really is; and the dosage mainly depends on what you're using it for (dips, treating the main tank, for livebearers, etc.). Just search for the dosage directions for API aquarium salt or something similar to get an idea of how much to use.
wonderful video!!!! thanks for making the salt confusion much more clearer!!!
If everybody in business was this honest and helpful,what a wonderful world this would be.👍✌
Business is a game of tricks and trades sometimes
@@uekikosuke3601 and sometimes much worse,but hopefully not in the aquarium business.😉
I love your guys' vids its nice to watch 'em when sick and stuck at home keep up the great work, Also my brother absolutely LOVES your videos his names Ivan Felix. I honestly think its your videos that got him into the hobby!
Your channel is really helpful for beginners and both professional Thank you for guiding us
I had a 10 gallon, 20 gallon & a 55 gallon at one time with mostly platies, some guppies, tetras and assorted danios. I would put regular sea salt from the grocery store & never had any problems. Your channel really makes me want to get back into the hobby. Great stuff!
thank you for the very informative videos! i started watching about a month ago and i got my first fish a few days ago :,) can’t wait to get more into this hobby:)
same!!
That really helps. I did get salt yet almost never used it as I was worried it could hurt the fish. Now I understand it more. Thank you
Was thinking about this last week. Perfect timing
I "micro dose" with salt. I use it to add minerals and the good stuff fish need, but I only do a tablespoon for my 30 gallon, 1/2 tablespoon for my 20 gallon, and a pinch for my nano planted tanks. Since doing so I do notice a difference in my fish. I think salt is great preventive care. I'll say it like this, I've never had a sick fish, but my husband who doesn't use salt has. He's dealt with ich, hole in the head, dropsy, fungal infections, and I have not.
He said to follow the directions. Mine said one rounded tablespoon for every five gallons.
i use 1/2 dose as you are.
@@ChessArmyCommander those directions are to ensure that people don’t overdoes the aquarium with salt. Using less than recommended amount is completely ok to do.
Maybe i should try micro dosing my tank, do you add salt with each weekly change or every other change? ☺️
Is my yoyo loach going to die if I use aquarium salt. I have some fish that seem to have signs of fin rot and I'd like to does the whole tank
You are awesome! I really like how down to earth you are and your honesty. It's refreshing to hear advice from an expert who also maintains a level of humbleness, too. I'm now subscribed to your channel and when I have the extra money (this 8% inflation is such a b*tch) I will also join as a monthly member. Thank-you for the free advice and for being an awesome person. I look forward to learning more from you in the future. Namaste, sir!
Crazy how I just ordered fritz A+ yesterday to treat my fresh water fish for diseases and here we are talking about it .
I use it with my endo pacific tarpon and it’s doing great, followed the directions and that tarpon is thriving in freshwater
Thank you so much.. this is the best channel on the web.. you guys rock...
Greetings from Jamaica bredda, salt in aquarium also brings out colours in some aquarium fish example Mollies and Chromide cichlids. This is based on actual personal experiences I have had. Love the presentation couldnt said it better myself. Nice work
im somewhat new to fish keeping and i have a gold fish and 3 black skirted tetras in a 10 gallon tank (im gonna upsize soon) it has a filter but ive been struggling with nitrite and nitrate levels in the water and ive changed the water twice now in the past about 4 weeks. this has helped me very much
You guys are my most trustworthy channel for information.
Agreed. You know the info is always going to be spot on from these guys.
I've been using salt for 15 years my fish are 15 years old and I've never had an itch problem or any other problem due to illness they are very healthy and they are very big now
How are you doing it I'm still confused, in every water change or what...!
how many table spoon per gallon sir?
Do you have live plants in your tank?
I used salt for a 2 week treatment on my new goldfish. They had minor fin damage from being shipped and I dosed some salt just to prevent any infection from setting in while they were healing up. Worked like a charm!
how do you pour the salt into it? Like do you have to separate the fish first or just pour it straight away?
@@thegoonerz I dissolve the salt into some tank water first then pour the salty water into the tank. Aquarium co op has some good dosing guidelines if you're looking for how much salt to add. Also, when you replace salt after a water change make sure you only add salt for the new (unsalted) water not the whole tank volume. Remember, salt won't evaporate out with water so also don't add more salt if you're just topping off the tank. Hope this helps!
@@kaitlyndavis2451 Oh, thx. Very helpful! ^^
@@kaitlyndavis2451 Oh, thx. Very helpful! ^^
@@kaitlyndavis2451 if salt doesn't evaporate why does stuff rust at a much faster rate near the beach?
watching you for a long in your numerous videos sometime over and over again and again but its only now I subscribed.
This is awesome.... I have been using salt for my Black Moor. She has a couple white spots and it's been great...
I bought a few Betas from KGT and I can honestly say I was very impressed with the quality of fish that arrived. They are still doing well and I plan on ordering more before summer starts.
This is a great video! Very informative. Ty!
Will adding salt cause any harm to the beneficial bacteria already existing in the Aquarium? And can adding to a planted tank cause any issues for plants?
The other week I had no idea what was wrong with my betta, but he was hiding and not eating. There was no sign of obvious illness. So I dosed my tank with aquarium salt and put the temperature up. A few days later he was back to normal. Not sure if the salt did anything, but added to peace of mind.
Aquarium salt is a good first aid medication.
you're a genius with your delivery lol subtle humor on point
This is a topic that seems to come up daily on Father Fishes show... So I really appreciate this video!!I'm going to watch this a few times and add it to my mental notes and now I have a video I will share when it comes up again. Thanks John and Lisa I hope you all are having an amazing and blessed weekend 👍🌿🐟🌿💚
Just bought an api aquarium salt. And now Im more confident of using it because of this video. Thank you.
In asia, mostly Malaysia and Indonesia we use ketapang leaves. It help fish recovery and lower pH lvl but might turns water cloudy. But it beneficial to fish.
Thanks for this ❤️
Great explanation. Thank you.
Thank you for this, very helpful
Love your analogies 💕👍
man your chanel is much much good tnx for these great info's
This was great and well put together
thanx guyz, you really helped me understand the basics .... as i faced these issues and lost 100 s of fish in the past week, so now um aware...... thanx again
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I don’t do water changes, I don’t use filters, just an airstone for 30min/ day to move the water.
the secret to this is living plants everywhere ! plenty inside the water and suitable house plants growing out of the water, nitrites 0 phosphate almost 0 nitrate very low and I need to add some occasionally.
moderate stocking of fish, and living microorganisms from nearby pond.
It’s a nice hobby without toil- if approached in more holistic ways..
Love your videos only thing I don't like is finding out that everything I've been doing for all these years is wrong but it works for me and it's a hard thing to change my fish seem happy I hardly ever lose one but I do mainly during water changes
This was very helpful!!!!!
Thank you so much. This is a great video, very informative and on time. I just purchased aquarium salt but I was scared to use it. You have eased my mind about it. I have a tetra with full blown wool cotton disease and a swordtail with possible signs of wool cotton disease starting on it's tail. I will use my salt. I just subscribed to you! =-)
How did it go with your fish?
I would really like it if you did a video on how aquarium salt affects live aquarium plants and algae
That's a rabbit hole you don't wanna get into. Basically almost all plants die from salt.
@@methujeraya I can show you 3 tanks that are loaded with live plants and I add salt every water change.
@@jaydeef5187 This is my BURNING question of the week. :) What about the plants?
@@beh4846 what about them? They grow. A lot. A lot of your fertilizer comes from salts. I just removed 13 rooted val plants and prob 100 leaves from all my swords and crypts so I'd say it works well. I've had planted tanks since I was 16 some 33 years and have been using it since then. Sure I've had plants die but more than likely were choked out due to lack of light from overgrown plants.
Hello bigMan sir.. im always your fan and watch all your videos.. im from philippines.. love all your videos.. very informative😁🥰
I always like your channel. It helps me a lot thank you very much
Please make a video about Brackish tanks !! I keep one and would love to see what kind of fish or plants you recommend
Great video. I agree , salt does heal minor nibs and prevent infection. In my tank I have 3 guppies and 3 glo tetra , one tetra is a bully and constantly attacking playful guppies. Few days ago I see a tear on one of my guppy like she has two tails, I put salt in it and separated bully glo out from the rest of the fish and guppy healed his tail back to normal. Now here in Canada they don’t take fish back due to COViD and I am not going to let fish free anywhere so I had to invest in another aquarium to keep glo fish separately from guppy aquarium until I figure out how to keep harmony in between as I can afford only one aquarium tank
I've recently started using salt to treat some diseases in my quarantine tank and it works well.
I have discus with no salt in my aquarium however I do believe that salt is beneficial in an isolation tank. As you say each to their own. I enjoy very much your videos sometimes agreeing with you and sometimes not.
Hello guys. Thank you for amazing video but still have some questions. 1. Can I use salt for everyday or just for treatment. 2 can I add salt in planted aquarium with fish.
Great video!
Hey John...I love salt period!!! Aquarium salt rocks!! Thank you for sharing your intelligence!!! Much love!
Timely video for me....I haven't added salt in a while and was debating on whether to do it with today's water change...got my answer
I love to see your videos
This video is well explained
No need to watch others videos
Thank you
Ive been using aquarium salt with my fancy goldfish for 5 years now...my original fish are still fine!
Can Himalayan salt be used? (Pink natural rock salt)
So would this suggest adding it in every other water change to keep the fishes health up orrr? He mentioned removing it through water changes so I felt unclear on how often/situations to use salt
I found your channel two days ago and haven't stopped watching them! I am new to the hobby and learning as much as I can before I bring a Betta home! Hoping to get a white opal for my 10 gallon zen tank! Subscribed!
@omdarne00 cbc can yep! 4-6 weeks! I plan to also use quick start as well
10 gallon you can put otocinclus or something if your algae gets out of control and don’t be scared to increase the amount of fish instead of a betta making a community tank isnt that hard if you take care of it
I watch girl talks fish and I agree it’s a really good channel and she does videos on betta fish
You have definitely come to the right place!!
@@vort3xdowny322 what about algae eaters? Like those little bottom feeders?
HI cool vid, am new to the hobby. Can I ask please what do you use to track the state of your tanks? IE water change, ph, ammonia, nitrite ect do you use an app or spreadsheet
I keep it around but haven't had to use it yet. Just make sure you keep up on your water and you wont have too many problems. I do top off with Dasani water sometimes though and that does have salt in it
Hi love your videos very useful 👍, one question after u put salt do you need to add it again? Say every month/week thanks
Thanks bro! I was just about to add salt to my tanks
Would you use a bit of aquarium salt for scale-less fish? Julii corydoras for example
Ive had great success with aquarium salt with improving fish health after a nasty chemistry crash, really helped them to recover from the stress
so if i want to treat my fish / injured fish.. i put them in another tank with aqua salt.
and bio ring i can put them inside my main aquarium, because good bacteria is good for the tank?
Hey KG topicals, you should have talked about how if you have a zeolite mixed media you shouldn't use salt as the salt will potentially release the ammonia back into the water column
Can I add salt in my filter? Will it still do the same as if I put it in the tank directly, and how much in a 55 gallon tank would you recommend? Thanks
I have an 1,100 gallon tank with koi and goldfish. How much salt would you recommend me adding? Enjoy your channel, thank you.
John great info but I wish you would have touched base on plants,inverts and scaleless fish and salt
I have a planted tank with ranchu and nerite and it has API aquarium salt in it.
I'm currently treating my community tank with aquarium salt because 3 guppies had ich! How long should I leave the salt water before doing a water change?
with Canada not allowing a lot of fish medications salt is a life saver!!
I've treated many conditions with just salt. I believe it only works when you catch the fungus, bacteria, parasites or ich quickly.
Did you try buying the stuff from united states to get around it?
Most of the over the counter fish meds are actually not tested the bottles can say something that it's been proven not to do
Always my 1st course of intervention...have to order other medications online as Canada only sell herbal/natural derivative forms of medicinal therapy!
Melafix and pimafix are natural and can fix almost every problem you have
How often should I add salt?
When treating with salt can you still use a filter?
I usually use it for meds. And to me it works. Do tablespoon per 3 gallon. I use Epson salt the plain no scented.
my tank has an ammonia spike 0 nitrite and 25 ppm nitrate. I am dosing with prime but it doesn't seem to work. I've previously used api ammolock but I don't want to mix them. Now i'm thinking of adding salt, thoughts?
Good job guys
I have put salt in my tank and it helped with my ich problem
me too
Sameee here..
how much salt would you guys use in 10 gallon tank?
@@es361j4 1 tablespoon
@@es361j4 depends on how serious the ich condition is already. I did 1 tbsp per 2 gallons for about 2 weeks
Can you do a video on microorganisms, parasites and other tiny life in the aquarium.. beneficial or not! I was really caught off guard by copepods!
How does a normal amount of aquarium salt affect plants, snails and shrimp?
Where I live in Canada the aquarium salt is 14 dollars for a small container. So I use pickeling salt which is about 2 dollars for a large bag. I've been in the hobby for over 55 years.
So if the fish let out salt and you have a heavily stocked aquarium, would that mean that they can just get the required salt from what the other fish let out? Share with each other kinda thing?
Thank u sir its always a pleasure to hear u explain it . Kg tropicals 💪🏽
So say I have a beta fish. Their freshwater but will adding a little salt still help? And should I add it before or after I put conditioner into the tank?
Hello, I have a community tank. Will small amount of salt be safe for Hoplo and cory catfish too? Thank you.
I am using 10 gallon tank with some tetras and 1 mistery snail . If i put 1 teaspoon (this is base on my salt instructions) in my tank will my snail able to make it for long term ?i just worry if snail will be ok for aquarium salt for long terms
Hi! Is it okay to add salt when doing nitrogen cycle?
I also use salt for bettas.. it's good for medication and color molting and mutation.. well that's what I believe, base on my experience 😅😁😁👍
how many gram per little u put?
Can I use Epsom salt as well?
Hi guys. I'm from the UK. OK so I have guppies, tetras, plecos, betta, etc do u still recommend me adding a lil salt as a general keeping if that makes sense? Many thanks xx
Can I use aquarium salt and api general cure together? Also is salt bad for aquarium plants
IV always used table salt an always works one or to tea spoon gose into a cup of tank water let is fade away then put it in the tank works better then most treatment in the shops 👍
I keep aquarium salt around for tank changes. I had to put my one fish in a brand new tank when we moved from the east coast to the west, and now almost a year later, i changed the substrate to sand, and I think he managed well without serious complications because I used the salt. I just wanna play it safw. He's an old fishie.
Are they okay for goldfish and plecos? Even though they're freshwater. My fish gets ick sometimes and so I just learned from this video it prevents them from having it...
How long should I keep a fish isolated that I am treating for a bacterial/ parasite problem. It is an OB Peacock about 5" long. It has been about a week since I isolated him and he was showing improvement within about 2 days. He has started eating again about 2 days ago so he is doing a lot better now. I am looking for some help. Thanks in advance.
So just use aquarium salt when medicating or for every water change?
I have well water with low GH, so I add a little Ocean sand for calcium. Does Petsmarts Ocean sand have any of the same salt as Aquarium salt?