Aquarium salt -freshwater

[TAL]

Anyone using it? I was told at Petco the other day that I should use it.

My corydoras would be sensitive to it so I would have to go with half measures if I do it at all.

Is it worth the trouble? The tank is healthy (because I'm awesome) and I know one of the reason to use it is for unhealthy tanks. Any benefit other than that?

Type to me people of the tank.

 

[misterking]

The people are petco are trying to make a quick sale..

It's really not necessary. Perhaps in a hospital tank treating ich or if you keep mollies or other brackish/semi-brackish fish, but you really don't need it in your tank. Your clown loach and cories would really suffer for it.

So quick answer, no, don't add it. You don't need it

 

[lauraf]

+1 on Misterking.

The only reason (that I can think of) for a freshwater tank owner to have aquarium salt, other than reasons stated above, is if you want to hatch your own brine shrimp for small fry.

 

[tom91970]

you don't need it

 

[FishWhisperer]

I use a little bit of aquarium salt. I have three cories. They don't seem to mind that I know of. I'll try not using it to see how they react. (I didn't know salt was not good for my cories.)