Originally Posted By: anthropic
Originally Posted By: Rainman
LAT88, many aquarium chemicals can be quite hazardous to humans if the treated fish get eaten. Precious few chemicals are allowed for use where fish may get consumed by humans.


I talked with the PB and Am Sportsfish guys who stocked my pond with RES/CNBG and FHM. They indicated that salt was added to the water tank to reduce stress & disease.


Yes, salt is almost universally used to reduce stress and help stimulate the slime coat, but unless the salt is a much higher concentration it won't help with external parasites.

I don't know (at this time) what can be used to prevent the spread of algae.

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