Putting little aquarium salt in there tank

[Southpaw007]

Do you recommend putting little salt in there aquarium

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[NickAu]

Simple answer is no unless the fish live in brackish water

 

[StevenF]

Most people think of sodium chloride when they hear the term salt. To the chemist salt can be potassium chloride, Calcium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate and many many other chemicals. They are all very different, all called salts, all are naturally occurring, and many are used in plant fertilizers.

In Chemistry Salt is the byproduct of a reaction between an acid and a base. So when you read about salt in an aquarium ask yourself what type of salt they are referring to and what they are trying to do. Ordinary table salt often has no beneficial effect for fresh water fish.

 

[NickAu]

When people on a forum ask about salt, It tells me 2 things.

1, They are novice fish keepers. No disrespect intended.
2, They are talking about Aquarium salt or table salt.