to salt or not to salt ...

Bottom posted.


"xbit" " " wrote in message ...
http://www.bestfish.com/fwsalt.html

as soon as i posted this I found the above URL. but I would still be
thankful for your thoughts.

xbit wrote:
Does anyone have an opinion on adding aquarium salt to a freshwater
setup? I’ve had a few professionals tell me that it’s a good idea. From
what they say it will decrees the chances of many freshwater diseases of
getting the chance to propagate. If so, how much? 1 tablespoon per
5(10?) gal?

thanks xbit


I add 1 teaspoon per 5 gallons of water for my fancy guppies and keep up the
concentration so that the guppies remain healthy as recommended by elaine
here in this very newsgroup. I must say - it makes a tremendous difference!
No more mysterious deaths, no more time spent at the surface, the salt helps
tremendously and this concentration won't hinder plants. The biological
filter works just like normal as well. I must say - a little bit of salt
goes a long way and I would recommend it from my experience. Make sure you
use aquarium or pickling salt (or at least some kind of pure salt without
anti-caking ingredients which are probably toxic). Good luck and continue
with your research!