rtc needs help

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tigrey

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my friends rtc is about 4-5 inches and has curl gill. i was wondering since he has a 100 gallon tank how much salt should he put in, is it 1 table spoon per gallon?
can the rtc tolerate the salt? how long should i leave the salt in there for?
 
Could you please add a few more details so we will know how your fish suffered gill curl and the appropriate steps to be taken?

1. What is the size of your tank?

2. What are your water parameters? State the brand of test kit used.

3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?

4. How long the aquarium has been set up?

5. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?

6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?

7. What temperature is the tank water currently?

8. Are there live plants in the aquarium?

9. What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.

10. Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)?

11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)?

12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate?

13. What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule?

14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?

15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis.
 
1. 30 gal
2. unknown for right now
3. freshwater
4. 2 months
5. 1 rtc 4-5 inches for 1 month, l200 pleco 1 month
6.yes
7. 80 F.
8. no
9 penguin 400
10 no
11 sunlight yes in the middle of the day
12 few days ago, 25%
13 bloodworms, shrimp, pellets
14 hes skiddish, flashy. does some wierd jolts
15 no
 
Gill curl is caused by bad water quality and not enough room. So check water quality.
 
tigrey;3667266; said:
ohh shoot meant to put 30 gallon
my mistake sorry!!
how much salt do i put in for the rtc?

you've got a lot more to worry about than salt with an rtc in a 30 gallon that you mistook for a 100 gallon...
 
Please check ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels... this situation is headed toward a bad end. This fish needs ATTENTION and lots of it. With that attention comes a lot of MONEY. I'm not sure if this is your fish (as you seem to have an RTC the same size!) or your friend's, but I'd like to impress upon you the seriousness of the situation.
 
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