Fantail Moor Salt and snails

[Fred Verhulst]

I have a 4 inch fantail and a nice Moor. This week they got there own 20 gal
tank. The move was brought on as the pl** was getting them at night.Boy that
pl** has grown!!! My question is (the fish are happy as can be busy busy) I
added 1 teaspoon of salt per five gal.I do not normally use salt but wanted
the fish to heal up fast. Would this hurt my snails. Rams and Apple snails.
there in the guppy tank for now but I am attached and will miss them here by
my computer if the salt will hurt them.
Enjoy the day ~freddie v~

[Mel]

Snails dissolve in salt apparently so not a good idea to add it with them!
Mel.

"Fred Verhulst" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 4 inch fantail and a nice Moor. This week they got there own 20
gal
> tank. The move was brought on as the pl** was getting them at night.Boy
that
> pl** has grown!!! My question is (the fish are happy as can be busy busy)
I
> added 1 teaspoon of salt per five gal.I do not normally use salt but
wanted
> the fish to heal up fast. Would this hurt my snails. Rams and Apple
snails.
> there in the guppy tank for now but I am attached and will miss them here
by
> my computer if the salt will hurt them.
> Enjoy the day ~freddie v~
>
>

[Fred Verhulst]

Oh dear thank you for the heads up there. I am getting 6 apple snails
today. I keep reading up on them but could not find the salt answer. I love
my fish and find it funny that I am getting into the snails. I only have 3
kinds so far but plan on collecting all I can find.
Enjoy the day
freddie v
"Mel" > wrote in message
...
> Snails dissolve in salt apparently so not a good idea to add it with them!
> Mel.
>
> "Fred Verhulst" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a 4 inch fantail and a nice Moor. This week they got there own 20
> gal
> > tank. The move was brought on as the pl** was getting them at night.Boy
> that
> > pl** has grown!!! My question is (the fish are happy as can be busy
busy)
> I
> > added 1 teaspoon of salt per five gal.I do not normally use salt but
> wanted
> > the fish to heal up fast. Would this hurt my snails. Rams and Apple
> snails.
> > there in the guppy tank for now but I am attached and will miss them
here
> by
> > my computer if the salt will hurt them.
> > Enjoy the day ~freddie v~
> >
> >
>
>

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Fred, I'd advice not to put 6 applesnails in your 20 gallon tank - they will
foul the
water big time. Applesnails can create as much waste as a goldfish when
they are fully grown (they get big). They will also breed if you get a male
and female.

[Fred Verhulst]

I have been out in the yard for weeks now setting up pond. I am on
disability so lots of water changes is not a problem It will all be ready
soon.
"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
>
> Fred, I'd advice not to put 6 applesnails in your 20 gallon tank - they
will
> foul the
> water big time. Applesnails can create as much waste as a goldfish when
> they are fully grown (they get big). They will also breed if you get a
male
> and female.

[Donald K]

"Fred Verhulst" <f.r.e.d(at)dccnet.com> wrote:

> I have been out in the yard for weeks now setting up pond. I am on
> disability so lots of water changes is not a problem It will all be
> ready soon.

With a healthy pond you shouldn't need "lots of water changes."

??!!??

-D
--
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright

[Chris Oinonen Ehren]

in article , Mel at
wrote on 4/6/04 9:35 AM:

> Snails dissolve in salt apparently so not a good idea to add it with them!
> Mel.
>
> "Fred Verhulst" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have a 4 inch fantail and a nice Moor. This week they got there own 20
> gal
>> tank. The move was brought on as the pl** was getting them at night.Boy
> that
>> pl** has grown!!! My question is (the fish are happy as can be busy busy)
> I
>> added 1 teaspoon of salt per five gal.I do not normally use salt but
> wanted
>> the fish to heal up fast. Would this hurt my snails. Rams and Apple
> snails.
>> there in the guppy tank for now but I am attached and will miss them here
> by
>> my computer if the salt will hurt them.
>> Enjoy the day ~freddie v~
>>
>>
>
>
Uhmmm, snails do not dissolve in salt. ?
There are salt water snails, snails that do brackish water, and apple snails
have been known to adapt to salt conditions but have to be introduced to it
slowly.

Check out applesnail.net
--
Chris