Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: four_by_ken on January 16, 2013, 04:01:57 PM

Title: Additives to the water?
Post by: four_by_ken on January 16, 2013, 04:01:57 PM

Above Cichlid salt and buffer... what else do YOU add to the water for African Cichlids?

Title: Re: Additives to the water?
Post by: African cichlid Keeper on January 16, 2013, 04:10:17 PM

for my peacocks cichlids i don't add anything to there water.  :)

Title: Re: Additives to the water?
Post by: Ron on January 16, 2013, 04:35:46 PM

Nothing unless the fish are sick.  ;)

Title: Re: Additives to the water?
Post by: auratus on January 16, 2013, 05:28:56 PM

Regular africans only if they sick (   if an African gets sick I add some salt,baking soda and epsom salt )Tangs get some iodized sea salt  added and  Petros and Trophs get some baking soda just to make sure water is very hard 

Title: Re: Additives to the water?
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 16, 2013, 05:30:43 PM

I have well water so my africans love it. When I lived elsewhere and had city water I would only add buffers for wild caught fish that were being stubborn about breeding.

Title: Re: Additives to the water?
Post by: four_by_ken on January 17, 2013, 07:13:41 AM

Because of my water, I have to add a LOT of salt and a descent amount of buffer.

Thats all I do.  When I was buying salt last time, I noticed Seachem had a "Trace Minerals" product.  I just dont know anything about it and if anyone uses it.

Title: Re: Additives to the water?
Post by: Ron on January 17, 2013, 09:38:20 AM

Quote from: four_by_ken on January 17, 2013, 07:13:41 AM

Thats all I do.  When I was buying salt last time, I noticed Seachem had a "Trace Minerals" product.  I just dont know anything about it and if anyone uses it.

IMO, "trace minerals" are more important for invertebrates and originally developed for saltwater reef tanks.