can they survive brackish water?

[Splitskull]

Hi

I have a 27Gal freshwater and

2 banjo catfish
1 yoyo loach (he ate all but 1 snail)
1 common pleco
1 red pleco(he's not red at all but the LFS insisted it is a red pleco)
3 zebra danio
3 pristella
2 rummynose
6 neon tetra
1 betta male

and some plants(no idea what are they)...

Can I add a bit of salt? Ocean salt or what? I want to "keep the doctor
away" and I want too add 2 fiddler crabs. Or I just add the crabs without
salt? Lfs told me the fiddler crabs should be ok in freshwater but I want to
hear more opinions.

TIA

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------Splitskull-----

[Dave Gunter]

Splitskull wrote:

> Hi
>
> I have a 27Gal freshwater and
>
> 2 banjo catfish
> 1 yoyo loach (he ate all but 1 snail)
> 1 common pleco
> 1 red pleco(he's not red at all but the LFS insisted it is a red pleco)
> 3 zebra danio
> 3 pristella
> 2 rummynose
> 6 neon tetra
> 1 betta male
>
> and some plants(no idea what are they)...
>
> Can I add a bit of salt? Ocean salt or what? I want to "keep the doctor
> away" and I want too add 2 fiddler crabs. Or I just add the crabs without
> salt? Lfs told me the fiddler crabs should be ok in freshwater but I want to
> hear more opinions.
>
> TIA
>
In a word, no. None of these fish will tolerate salt (even at a low
level). Fiddler crabs are a salt water crab if I remember right.

--
Dave
www.baarks.co.uk

[Rikko]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:12:26 -0500, "Splitskull"
> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I have a 27Gal freshwater and
>
>2 banjo catfish
>1 yoyo loach (he ate all but 1 snail)
>1 common pleco
>1 red pleco(he's not red at all but the LFS insisted it is a red pleco)
>3 zebra danio
>3 pristella
>2 rummynose
>6 neon tetra
>1 betta male
>
>and some plants(no idea what are they)...
>
>Can I add a bit of salt? Ocean salt or what? I want to "keep the doctor
>away" and I want too add 2 fiddler crabs. Or I just add the crabs without
>salt? Lfs told me the fiddler crabs should be ok in freshwater but I want to
>hear more opinions.
>
>TIA

Loaches hate salt - I wouldn't add *any* if you have those guys. Same
with the banjo cat. Bettas seem extremely salt intolerant as well.

The other guys can handle trace amounts, but nothing near what I would
call "brackish" water.

[Splitskull]

TY all for inputs
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------Splitskull-----

"Splitskull" > wrote in message
...
| Hi
|
| I have a 27Gal freshwater and
|
| 2 banjo catfish
| 1 yoyo loach (he ate all but 1 snail)
| 1 common pleco
| 1 red pleco(he's not red at all but the LFS insisted it is a red pleco)
| 3 zebra danio
| 3 pristella
| 2 rummynose
| 6 neon tetra
| 1 betta male
|
| and some plants(no idea what are they)...
|
| Can I add a bit of salt? Ocean salt or what? I want to "keep the doctor
| away" and I want too add 2 fiddler crabs. Or I just add the crabs without
| salt? Lfs told me the fiddler crabs should be ok in freshwater but I want
to
| hear more opinions.
|
| TIA
|
| --
|
| ------Splitskull-----
|
|