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Re: Been thinking about this...

Posted By: Alistair
Date: Friday, 26 March 1999, at 5:35 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Been thinking about this... (Wintek)

Wintek,

Salt is an essential component in cell osmosis. It could be that the salt in the water helps keep the osmotic balence - the same way humans will croak it if we get too little salt in our diets (so remember, when you get caught out in the desert always pack K-Mart salt tablets!) So too little and no osmosis takes place and vice versa. Even in fresh water there is a little salt, so keeping fresh water fish in a saline free condition is probably not very good for them. I suppose there are Marine biology textx that give the ideal salt concentrations, but If I start on this I'll get even more obsessed whith my fish and my wife WILL divorce me....

Alistair.
 

Messages In This Thread

• Clown Loaches and salt
  Robert -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 12:58 a.m.
  • If it ain't broke, don't fix it??
    sheila -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 2:25 p.m.
    • Re: If it ain't broke, don't fix it??
      Hans -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 2:48 a.m.
  • Re: Clown Loaches and salt
    Alistair -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 5:27 p.m.
    • Re: Loaches definitely don't have scales
      Dr. Momfish -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 8:54 p.m.
      • Re: Loaches definitely don't have scales
        Michael Ophir -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 9:09 p.m.
        • Re: Loaches definitely don't have scales
          Dr. Momfish -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 9:14 a.m.
          • Re: Loaches definitely don't have scales
            Nancy -- Saturday, 27 March 1999, at 8:56 a.m.
            • More correct...Botia do not have scales
              BB -- Saturday, 27 March 1999, at 11:47 a.m.
  • Salt water - another reason
    Dr. Momfish -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 9:06 p.m.
    • Re: Salt water - another reason
      Cid -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 10:32 a.m.
      • Re: Harumph!
        Wintek -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 3:28 p.m.
        • Re: Harumph!
          Alistair -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 5:29 p.m.
          • Re: Harumph!
            Cid -- Sunday, 28 March 1999, at 5:16 p.m.
            • Good call n/m
              Alistair -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 6:50 a.m.
    • Re: Been thinking about this...
      Wintek -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 3:36 p.m.
      • Re: Been thinking about this...
        Alistair -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 5:35 p.m.
        • Re: Been thinking about this...
          BB -- Saturday, 27 March 1999, at 3:09 a.m.
          • Thank you, BB
            Cid -- Sunday, 28 March 1999, at 5:09 p.m.
            • A nice bath in epsom salts is said to relieve stress:)
              BB -- Sunday, 28 March 1999, at 9:52 p.m.
            • Re: I apologize...
              Wintek -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 2:34 a.m.
          • Re: Excellent!
            Wintek -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 2:27 a.m.
  • Re: Hmmmm...
    Wintek -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 4:08 p.m.
    • Re: Hmmmm...
      Alistair -- Friday, 26 March 1999, at 5:42 p.m.
      • Wow! Look how much I miss when I take my kids out for dinner
        Dr. Momfish -- Saturday, 27 March 1999, at 12:14 p.m.
        • Not my loach kids, my human kids :) :)
          Dr. Momfish -- Saturday, 27 March 1999, at 12:19 p.m.
          • Salmon not their thing, try trout...
            Craig D'Orsay -- Saturday, 27 March 1999, at 1:05 a.m.
        • Dr. Momfish.... A book, A name, A college near by!
          KoiKat -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 12:42 p.m.
          • Re: Dr. Momfish.... A book, A name, A college near by!
            Dr. Momfish -- Wednesday, 31 March 1999, at 9:47 p.m.
        • Re: Good stuff!
          Wintek -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 3:24 p.m.
      • Re: Too late tonight, but
        Wintek -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 2:38 a.m.
        • Re: Too late tonight, but
          Alistair -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 7:03 a.m.
          • Re: A guess...
            Wintek -- Tuesday, 30 March 1999, at 11:21 p.m.
            • Re: A guess...
              Alistair -- Wednesday, 31 March 1999, at 7:08 a.m.
              • Re: Fascinating!
                Wintek -- Wednesday, 31 March 1999, at 8:23 p.m.

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