Because there is no reason for us to use any salt with African Rift Lake cichlids or any other FW fish. There are many people who continue to use salt believing it can prevent diseases which is half the truth. While it does destroy most pathogens particularly ich, it also enables them to develop resistance once they become adapted to the presence of salt especially when used for a long time. Adding salt in any form to a FW setup is a plain waste of time and money, period.greenearthlawns;2835426; said:
As far as brackish conditions are concerned, African cichlids are not brackish. Furthermore, you need marine salt, not "aquarium" salt in order to replicate brackish and marine conditions. Hydrometers and refractometers are also recommended yet most people rely on the amount of salt per tablespoon/teaspoon to indicate salinity which in short, is extremely dangerous to the fish's health as the salinity is not accurately measured.
There is too much myths albeit BS being spread around the hobby especially by salt companies who debunk the fact that table salt does help to destroy pathogens just to help promote their own fancy packages at the cost of the hard earned cash by fellow hobbyists. Anything about iodide and other additives found in table salt being harmful is a myth, no more, no less. You can use table salt to treat ich for a fraction of the cost of "aquarium" salt.
