Aquanut Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Dear fellow forum members, I have a dilemma, i want to use treatment level 1 salt in my tank as one of the guppies has a tiny bit of fungus but have an ancistrus in there. I have read conflicting information about using salt with ancistrus so thought i’d reach out to you all for help. I do have a hospital tank i could use for the guppy but would rather treat the tank in case any of the others are affected. Can i use salt at treatment level 1 with my ancistrus or will it harm him? Thanks in advance for your help x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I ahve used salt with ancistrus many times and not had any ill effects on them,. I'm not sure how much salt is used in a level 1 treatment, but I have used 1 tablespoons per 5 gallons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I have yet to encounter a problem treating catfish (including BN plecos) with salt. I'm currently treating my boy for a scrape on his head at 1TBS/2gal because it got infected. I'd start at the level 1 dose and then modify it based on the symptoms/how the tank reacts. If you're on a time crunch I'd recommend Ich-X and possibly Maracyn for secondary infections instead if they're available where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquanut Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Thanks for the help. Good to know 2 folks have been successful with salt with the Ancistrus. Neither of those products are available here in the UK, lucky for me my daughter is in Kansas & ships them over 😄 i have treated the same successfully before with esher 2000 but salt is better rather than using meds to start off with. Just waiting & hoping for Cory to ship to the UK, there are so may co op products i would love to buy! Hint hint Cory! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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