silver help

[tigrey]

i have a silver arowana in my tank about 5-6 inches. i brought home a flagtail the other day and noticed that it scratched a couple of times. i want to add some salt and raise my temp but i need to know how much salt my aro can handle. how much salt should i add, dont wanna lose my fish
thanks

 

[Gshock]

Recommended dose for any freshwater fish is 3 pounds salt to 100 gallons of water.

 

[tigrey]

Recommended dose for any freshwater fish is 3 pounds salt to 100 gallons of water.

whatt 3 pounds of salt doesnt that seem like way tooo much salt?

 

[Gshock]

3 pounds of salt in 100 gallons of water. Sounds like alot but its not.

 

[tigrey]

3 pounds of salt in 100 gallons of water. Sounds like alot but its not.

ok ill look it up, i have a 60 gallon how much salt should i add?

 

[poly-nomial]

ok ill look it up, i have a 60 gallon how much salt should i add?

1.6 lbs should be fine.

 

[tigrey]

1.6 lbs should be fine.

i have api aquarium salt its the 16 oz its not enough. do they sell bars of aquarium salt at lfs? where would i get 1.6lbs and how would i measure it?
thanks

 

[_Jessica_]

16oz is a pound...so you just need a little over half a box more .

 

[jclyde13]

i have api aquarium salt its the 16 oz its not enough. do they sell bars of aquarium salt at lfs? where would i get 1.6lbs and how would i measure it?
thanks

If it's aquarium salt, just go by what it says on the box, that's what I always do and it works for me.

 

[tigrey]

ok so if i buy another box of salt, how would i use it? do i put the salt in a clear container with holes on the top and put it in my tank? or let it all dissolve first? this is my first time adding salt.