Specific Gravity

Normally if a fish has a parasite its common practice to do
hyposalinity which is when the SG is reduced to 1.019. The influx of
more fresh water kills the parasites. It works. I can;t say about high
sg doing the same. I run all my tanks at 1.026 since I like a reef
tank, and have never had a problem. At one point in time I used to
run tanks at 1.023 and 78/79 or so degrees and they did alright, but
at 1.026 and 81-82 deg they do fantastic.

What I would like to know is why neon gobys copst as muchs they do for
them being easy to tank raise, or at least thats what I have been
told. Here they sell for $20 for a NG of 1/2-3/4" length. Sure was a
bargin that day they had 1 to 1.25" NG at Petco for $9.95. It was the
one and only time they have ever stocked in any neon gobys.


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On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:45:16 -0600, Tristan
wrote:

Normally if a fish has a parasite its common practice to do
hyposalinity which is when the SG is reduced to 1.019.

Hello Tristan,

I think that the figure should read "reduce down to SG 1.012 over a
period of a few days" and maintain that level for at least 2 weeks.
Then increase back to full-strength over a few days. 1.019 will not
eliminate ich. Obviously inverts should not be subjected to this
treatment.

Regards, Fishnut.

The influx of
more fresh water kills the parasites. It works. I can;t say about high
sg doing the same. I run all my tanks at 1.026 since I like a reef
tank, and have never had a problem. At one point in time I used to
run tanks at 1.023 and 78/79 or so degrees and they did alright, but
at 1.026 and 81-82 deg they do fantastic.

What I would like to know is why neon gobys copst as muchs they do for
them being easy to tank raise, or at least thats what I have been
told. Here they sell for $20 for a NG of 1/2-3/4" length. Sure was a
bargin that day they had 1 to 1.25" NG at Petco for $9.95. It was the
one and only time they have ever stocked in any neon gobys.


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Yep your right, typo........


On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:44:46 GMT, wrote:

On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:45:16 -0600, Tristan
wrote:

Normally if a fish has a parasite its common practice to do
hyposalinity which is when the SG is reduced to 1.019.

Hello Tristan,

I think that the figure should read "reduce down to SG 1.012 over a
period of a few days" and maintain that level for at least 2 weeks.
Then increase back to full-strength over a few days. 1.019 will not
eliminate ich. Obviously inverts should not be subjected to this
treatment.

Regards, Fishnut.

The influx of
more fresh water kills the parasites. It works. I can;t say about high
sg doing the same. I run all my tanks at 1.026 since I like a reef
tank, and have never had a problem. At one point in time I used to
run tanks at 1.023 and 78/79 or so degrees and they did alright, but
at 1.026 and 81-82 deg they do fantastic.

What I would like to know is why neon gobys copst as muchs they do for
them being easy to tank raise, or at least thats what I have been
told. Here they sell for $20 for a NG of 1/2-3/4" length. Sure was a
bargin that day they had 1 to 1.25" NG at Petco for $9.95. It was the
one and only time they have ever stocked in any neon gobys.


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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!