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Do you need to put salt in goldfish? How much is appropriate?

Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
2021-07-16 19:20:25
Goldfish need to put salt, especially just bought home goldfish, need to use salt water to soak or clean before entering the tank. When raising at ordinary times, you can also put salt regularly, which can effectively kill bacteria in the water and prevent goldfish infection. If the goldfish suffers from bacterial diseases, it can also be treated with salt, and if the condition is not serious, it will soon be cured. In addition, adding salt can also effectively stimulate the physiological regulation function of goldfish and enhance their immunity.
Do you need to put salt in goldfish? How much is appropriate?

One, raise goldfish to need to put salt?

Raise goldfish to be able to put salt, the purpose that puts salt is to disinfect, eliminate the bacterium in water, avoid goldfish to be affected by the bacterium. But salt does not kill bacteria directly, but makes them unable to survive by regulating the osmotic pressure in water. If there are a lot of nitrifying bacteria in the fish tank, salt can also be omitted. But when new fish or goldfish are put in, salt must be added. Adding salt can not only kill bacteria, but also stimulate the regulation function of goldfish, which can enhance immunity, increase the vitality and appetite of goldfish, and make the spirit and mood of goldfish more stable.

2. How much salt is appropriate

for raising goldfish? The amount of salt for goldfish is determined by the amount of water used to raise them. It is most appropriate to put three thousandths of salt under normal conditions. If you are sick or need sterilization, you can put five thousandths of salt. Goldfish are freshwater fish, the amount of salt should not exceed five thousandths, otherwise the osmotic pressure in the water will affect their normal life. In addition, the salt put in the goldfish tank should be coarse salt, not edible salt, because edible salt contains iodine, adding too much salt will lead to iodine poisoning in goldfish, so it is best to use coarse salt to adjust at ordinary times.

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