Brandy Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 So we know salt is bad for plants. We know that salt is a good way to treat disease. We know that keeping fish in their familiar environment is less stressful... My betta had a touch of fin rot that did not seem to respond to a combo of maracyn and ichX. So I devised this... The giant pickle jar is floating freely in his tank. It is at his familar temperature, and I am feedinng very lightly and changing the salted water 50% daily. He looks better and seems pretty happy honestly. I vote big win. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 some plants tolerate salt better than others, so they is a good alternative to salting the entire tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 @lefty o are any of them floating? It would be nice to be able to put some in there with him, but the sacrificial water lettuce at least gives him cover. My real issue is that I have too many other things in various quarentine tanks. This would not work with most fish or most tanks of course. But I was thinking about how fry boxes work, using the heater of the parent tank, and that gave me this idea, and I had the gaint pickle jar, so... 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 in my experience, the thicker leafed plants tolerate salt better. ive never had many floating plants, so cant be more helpful. the jar is an excellent idea. id probably just throw one or two of those floaters in there at a time, and consider them sacrificial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Oh I did, the roots have melted already. I probably should add an almond leaf, actually....Good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Brandy said: @lefty o are any of them floating? I know when I have been out plant collecting I have seen hornwort in lightly brackish water. I haven't tried this at home though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 You could try salt baths for 10-15min so you don't have to put salt in your planted tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 @Daniel I suppose that's why the hornwort is gorgeous and flourishing in my one high GH tank, and can frantically melt if I move it to soft water.... Interesting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 First take this list with a huge grain of salt🙂. I have been working a spreadsheet that has most the common aquarium plants. I have hidden most of the columns in the spreadsheet just for clarity, but I have left unhidden the notes column where 'brackish' would show up. Also recently I have also working on the origin of the Family, genus, species, etc name. I do not have personal knowledge if the information below is true, only that it has been reported in the literature. Genus Notes Alteranthera Alternating anthers Ammannia Honoring Johann Amman Anubias brackish Egyptian god of the afterlife Anubias brackish Egyptian god of the afterlife Anubias brackish Egyptian god of the afterlife Anubias brackish Egyptian god of the afterlife Aponogeton rest period Neighboring the Apono tribal district of Gabon Azolla Anabaena Azollae Local name named by Lamarck Bacopa brackish Aboriginal name in French Guiana Bacopa brackish Aboriginal name in French Guiana Cabomba Yellow flowers Likely an aboriginal name Cabomba Yellow flowers Likely an aboriginal name Ceratopteris Multiple cryptic species Greek cerato, horned, and pteris, fern, referring to the antlerlike Ceratopteris Multiple cryptic species Greek cerato, horned, and pteris, fern, referring to the antlerlike Crinum Lily flowers from the Greek krinon for lily Cryptocoryne derived from the Greek crypto, hidden, and koryne, meaning club Cryptocoryne Cryptocoryne small Cryptocoryne medium Cryptocoryne Cryptocoryne Cryptocoryne Bronze leaves Cryptocoryne Easy Cryptocoryne Ceratophyllum Nitrate absorber Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Echinodorus Heavy feeder Eleocharis Eleocharis Hemianthus Hygrophila Hygrophila Lilaeopsis brackish Limnophila Ludwigia Micranthemum Micranthemum Microsorum (Leptochilus) Brackish Microsorum Brackish Myriophyllum Nesaea Nymphaea Nymphoides Pogostemon Riccia Liverwort Rotala Sagittaria Brackish Arrow leaf Staurogyne Taxiphyllum Bryophyte Versicularia Bryophyte Versicularia Bryophyte Vallisneria Heavy feeder Vallisneria Heavy feeder Vallisneria Heavy feeder Egeria Egeria 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 OMG. This is gold. Thank you @Daniel! Put this somewhere safe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Brandy said: OMG. This is gold. Thank you @Daniel! Put this somewhere safe! One day when I have filled out all the columns which include things like PAR, native distribution, propagation, etc. I will post the whole thing in the files sections. I have to give @Streetwise credit for nudging me on this. He is always asking plant family relationships and stuff, so I just started keeping a list and turned into this spreadsheet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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