Over SALTING freshwater aquarium
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Is this a general question or did you physically do this?
The only time its at all relevant to add salt to fresh water tanks, is for a medical reason. For ick, I add salt up to a 3ppt salinity, other wise I see no reason to add it at all.
If you keep scats or monos, or other brackish water fish, yes.
The old adage about adding salt to a fresh water tank, is a fallacy.
If you keep scats or monos, or other brackish water fish, yes.
The old adage about adding salt to a fresh water tank, is a fallacy.
Yes, there are some fish that are very sensitive to salt and others that are more tolerant. I agree with duanes that salt is not needed in a freshwater tank unless treating for something.
I think duanes was trying to answer you question throughly. But if you are looking for a simple answer. Yes
Its hard to answer that question directly without having more details.
If you keep certain riverine species cichlid such as Viejo maculacuada or the soda lake cichlid Alcolapia alcalicus, it would be nearly impossible to over salt. If you keep soft water rheophillic species like Rheoheros lentigenosus or a forest species like Betta albimarginatta or some inland tetra species, like cardinals' a sudden rise in osmotic pressure from a bag of salt in a small tank, could either directly do them in, or cause enough stress to cause a disease leading to death somewhere down the road.
If you keep certain riverine species cichlid such as Viejo maculacuada or the soda lake cichlid Alcolapia alcalicus, it would be nearly impossible to over salt. If you keep soft water rheophillic species like Rheoheros lentigenosus or a forest species like Betta albimarginatta or some inland tetra species, like cardinals' a sudden rise in osmotic pressure from a bag of salt in a small tank, could either directly do them in, or cause enough stress to cause a disease leading to death somewhere down the road.