Hi Pat, > Put one teaspoon of pure salt for each 3 to 5 net gallons of water Nope, not in my plant tank. we're talking hospital tank again. FWIW, that amount of salt is unlikely to cause your plants any distress but still, it is your tank and you're the one who has to be comfortable adding salt. Hope your P. Taeniatus all do well and you are knee deep in taeniatus fry by Valentines' Day. Take care. Joe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@majordomo.pobox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@majordomo.pobox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!