Salt at 1.027 Will Kill Fish??

[emperor11]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
1.026 - 1.028 is normal tropical seawater. This is what the wild tropical fish are living in, this is what they are used to. I see no reason to keep them in anything less than their natural conditions.
Most coldwater fish are living in a S.G. of 1.032 and above.
WOW..thanks for the info Bang. That was not what my research said when I first started saltwater many years, ago, but I do know that the ocean's saltwater is about 1.026, so that makes sense. Thanks!

 

[laxzach]

Anyone know why my fish died?

 

[misfit]

Originally Posted by Emperor11
In fact, I am slowly lowering my salt level...I found things did better at a lower salt level. I used to keep it at 1.022-1.023, and thats what I'm going to do again. There's really no reason to keep it that high..unless you like buying salt.
Emperor, another reason to keep at 1.026 is for your invertsand clean up crew. :joy:

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Laxzach
Anyone know why my fish died?
It's nearly impossible to diagnose a fish death when there are no symptoms and water quality is good.