Microbial spoilage limits the shelf life of salt cured fish, mainly due to red halophilic bacteria. To contain the growth of red halophiles, 20 spices have been tested in skim milk salt agar medium up to the 2% (v/v and w/v) level against 18 isolates obtained from salt cured fish infested with red discolouration and from solar salt. The isolates, 12 Salinococcus roseus, five Halococcus turkmenicus, and one Halococcus morrhuae were tested for their sensitivity at a cell concentration of 106 per ml.