Saturday, March 13, 2010

Can angelfish take salt baths?

I`m about to syphon my 45 gal. So far I have an angelfish and 2 pictus catfish. I know catfish cant have saltbaths but can angelfish? If so then I will put my angelfish in a bucket by itself and add some salt and put my pictus in a different bucket.Can angelfish take salt baths?
You only go to such measures in emergency situations - salt is an irritant to fish and this type of treatment is not meant to be used regularly or lightly. Done properly the Angel will survive this procedure though, but I hope you know why you are doing it and how to do it.





edit: a salt bath is different - this technique briefly exposes the fish to high amounts of salt to treat certain illnesses.





Some people add salt to their tanks regularly, some people don't. But the stress of moving the Angel to a bucket just to expose it to a bit of salt just isn't worth it and is counterproductive.





These are freshwater fish and they really don't need salt. fish are best kept healthy by being kept in properly stocked and maintained tanks. It's a proven fact that small amounts of salt won't harm them, but at the same time it's a proven fact that they don't need it.





Salt doesn't prevent stress, it just helps them to deal with stress. Stress is reduced through proper stocking and care and in a good home fish won't be stressed in the first place!





Some things you hear about salt are true, but much of what you hear is also myth. I have never added anything other than plain old conditioner to my water and am happy to report 15 years of disease free tanks and nothing but long lived fish. Forget additives because they just complicate matters; just take care of them properly and save the salt to help with an actual problem. Keep it simple and less will go wrong.Can angelfish take salt baths?
Salt baths are used to treat things like Ich or other parasite infections. Changing the osmotic pressure can help treat those problems, but I wouldn't add to the stress of the water change by putting them into a salt bath unless you have a reason to do it. I'd keep the angelfish in the tank during siphoning unless I had a reason to remove it. They can damage their fin rays pretty easily, so don't unless there's a reason.
NO DO NOT add salt they ARE NOT salt water fish you can just take a piece of glass that will fit between the other glass and suck all the water out one side add fresh water to that side take a fish net switch them FAST! and the do the same with the other side and there you go then you can take the glass out.





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Does the angelfish have a fungus that you're attempting to treat with the salt bath?? I have used this method to help with treating an ill fish for certain diseases, but would not use this on a healthy fish, or for any other reason other than treatment of a specific illness that responds to a salt bath... It's not helpful to your fish to stress it out for no reason.

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