Re: Rapid Fish Die Off

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

George Richter wrote:
 This is old stuff but what I do is add a
> teaspoon of salt for each gallon of water three times over a 10 to 24
> hour period. In the end, three teaspoons per gallon.
>.  This is the only treatment
> (other than raising the water temp and doing water changes) that I ever
> use.  It works on a tremendous number of maladies and doesn't hurt most
> plants.   Most recently - a pair of Pelvicachromis taeniatus "Dehane"
> got this teatment because the male was off his feed and not up to snuff
> when I bought him.  Worked quite well I think.  He's fine and hungry a
> month later.  Do others routinely use salt in their tanks?

George, 
I don't, but I used to. It generally worked. Then I stopped. I don't
know why. At the risk of sounding like a techno-loser, it does good to
be kicked back to the Innis book sometimes. It's very easy to forget old
remedies as you try new ones. 
I'm glad you tried it on the Dehane - that would have scared me. With
rare and expensive fish, it's always better to learn from the
experiences of others....
Thanks, Gary