Gentle reminder to some, if you are using zeolites in the tank to absorb ammonia etc., do not dose the tank with salt. Salt is used as a recharging agent for zeolites. When zeolites comes in contact with salt, it releases all the ammonia etc. that is absorbed. So it can be a disaster in a aquarium environment. I have come across some cases where aros die very suddenly because hobbyist forget even very experience ones at that. In some cases with aros, they don't die but develop problems like cloudy eye or overturn gill plate and the owners are left wondering what hit them. Cheers.
Zeolite & Salt
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Chaos32;484636; said:Well that's one way to "avoid" the problem
indeed
nothing like good biofilter to handle it
the deal with zeolite it that it can be alittle too effective, often taking to much ammonia that the nitrifying bacteria have nothing to feed and multiply off of.
kriztu;484683; said:
Funny thing bout carbon, it causes all kinds of problems for asian aros & till today no one, not even the farms can explain why
Chaos32;484666; said:
this is true
sometime (pretty rare though) a bio filter will crash.
so its good to have some of this stuff on hand
kriztu;484716; said:hole in the head...scary......
the conditon is caleld head rot
often confused with hole in the head
heres some info:
This is a very unique syndrome affecting more on Asian Arowanas then its Australian and South America couterpart, it is also more common in younger arowanas. In this syndrome, the head of the fish start to get oedematous(swollen) followed by a layer peeling off from the skin, starting from the front of the head and moving backward.
Activated carbon is believe to be the cause due to its close association with the syndrome. It is thought that activated carbon removed vital element in the water and hence disallow the head tissue to form normally. Other hypothesis around include irriation by the microscopic carbon particle deposite on the head. Healing is usually complete and occur withing days when carbon is removed. Zeolite product could cause similar problem too but less severe and less common. Large arowana is less sensitive Head-rot Syndrome.
also remember carbon and zeolite are not the same.