Plecos and salt?

[davo]

namely, parasites.

o right i heard of many people doing this, with and without plecos. do you have it in all your tanks?

 

[M|L]

I don't really use salt unless I see something's wrong or when ammonia is high.

 

[Freakdaddy]

Can plecos thrive and do well with salt in the tank? And what temp can they survive in? I have an albino sailfin, trinidad, leopard sailfin, royal, and vittata. I want to transfer them to a 55g with my datnoids.

I keep both together no salt...ever .
Do the Dats Need salt? never seen it mentioned.
I'd knock the temp down to 82
I keep 3 Loo1 Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus and 2 Datnoides Pulcher together for a year now both are thriving

 

[MrRngr94]

I have a pleco in my tank with goldfish and saltwater fish. I have pics to prove it. Pleco does't seem to mind the salt.

 

[davo]

i think that there is at least one dat that needs salt, but its not my area really

 

[Datnoid101]

Do you think they can handle the heat? I'm using aquarium salt to prevent disease and promote health with my dats.

 

[WyldFya]

That is pretty high temp for plecs, I tend to stay around 75-82 with mine.

 

[davo]

Do you think they can handle the heat? I'm using aquarium salt to prevent disease and promote health with my dats.

sorry i was under the impression you meant marine salt, it should be fine (still not sure on the royal though). a lot of the plecs you have there (all i think) prefer slightly less heat, but then they'll prob be fine with it as long as its constant and theyve been acclimatised to it. maybe start raising the temp slowly in the tank they are in until the tank temperature meets the other one. i like wyldfya also keep my tanks slightly lower about 27 degrees C.

 

[davo]

29 degrees C is on the high side of what many plecos are accustomed too, but they should be fine

 

[M|L]

Do the Dats Need salt? never seen it mentioned.

not really.

there are two species that are known to occurr in brackish water, but both can live just as well in freshwater.

however, I've found that the silver datnoid are more prone to infections in freshwater.