The Loach Forum Archives (1)

Re: I apologize...

Posted By: Wintek <wintek@aol.com>
Date: Monday, 29 March 1999, at 2:34 a.m.

In Response To: Thank you, BB (Cid)

Hello

I totally missed the point of your post. I'm glad BB didn't! IMHO, salt for the most part, long term, would not help loaches (or any other soft water fish)in hard water. I believe (and the recent posts have added to the belief) that fish are concerned with the total amount of dissolved minerals in the water. Adding salt to hard water (which your 8.6 pH would suggest) allready high in dissolved minerals would not be of benefit. Treating ich is another story! Hope this helps!

Wintek
 

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.

The Loach Forum Archives (1) is maintained by Jeff Shafer with WebBBS 4.33.