th3f0rg0t3n Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 .Just a question, has anyone had any experience with clown loaches being able to survive through a high salt dose in a tank ? A friend has recommended dosing a 8x2x2 tank that houses my saratoga lei with 5kg of salt to simply fix a partially clouded eye, I'm concerned my loaches might not handle 5kg of salt. Had any experience ? please comment. (I'm certain my saratoga will handle the salt just fine, main concern is will my loaches) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 How much salt is ALREADY in the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 How much salt is ALREADY in the water? Currently just the standard amount of salt donny, 1tbs / 20L of water. So roughly 42 tbs / 850L of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Just a standard salt dose currently in the tank in conjunction with daily melafix/pimafix dosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Would you subtract that from the 5kg, or add 5kg to it? I would work out the salinity and then test it on one clown in a bucket. Better to lose one, than lose them all. That said clowns are a river fish. A tasty river fish. Firm white oily flesh aside, they are found from the headwaters right down to where it first starts getting a bit tidal....... so they can handle a bit more salt than people usually expect. Probably more optimal to salt up an IBC and move the toga into it for a while though. Unless this salt level is going to be a longterm thing. In which case I would be more worried about your filtration microbes than your loaches. Brackish biofiltration takes longer to mature than marine.......... johnbetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
