NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/aquaria/9745

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From: [e-mail] (Pete Ikusz)
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: Re: Dead Pl*co!!!
Date: 30 Dec 1992 00:38:27 -0600
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jim Hurley) writes:
>In <31362@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> [e-mail] (Geoffrey Hart) writes:
>-->One other note, my corys (bronze) really liked the canned spinach, so'd I
>-->suggest that and the canned beans.  I'll buy a small zucchini about once a
>-->month for a treat, but it's relatively expensive.  Does any know what
>-->effect the salt in the canned beans has on fish?  I've never added salt to
>-->the water, but I've heard that it's ok to do (good for some disease
>-->prevention).  What about the salt in these canned vegetables?
>
>Just about any freshwater fish can tolerate a teaspoon of salt per gallon,
>I really doubt that the amount of salt you're adding equates to that
>(assuming you drain the water from the beans).
>
>If you're worried, I guess letting them soak a little in a bowl of tap
>water will dilute the salt content of the beans.

I would only start to worry if iodized salt was used on the vegies.
But even small amounts of iodine should not effect the tank at all.
(They should dissapate after a day or two.)
Just don't start dumping teaspoons of it in!

-Pete
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