Ghost Shrimp Question

[meehrm]

i've read different posts regarding using marine salt vs. table salt for ghost shrimps. which is correct or is it just either or. i was planning on getting some ghost shrimp. =)

any advice would be appreciated... thanks!

 

[Teelie]

Neither. Marine salt will probably kill your shrimp and fish and table salt will definitely do it. Use aquarium salt.

 

[FishDan]

Why are you adding any salt? As far as I know ghost shrimp don't need it.

\Dan

 

[Phantom Thief]

Why are you adding any salt? As far as I know ghost shrimp don't need it.

\Dan

I was wondering the exact same thing. I am now keeping ghost shrimp in 100% freshwater, and they are doing great.

P.T.

 

[SConrad]

mine do great in freshwater--no salt at all

 

[meehrm]

if you can read the post correctly..... ) it is asking a question. nowhere did it state i was using salt. i don't even have any ghost shrimp yet

 

[Phantom Thief]

Well, then why do you intend to add salt?

P.T.

 

[Teelie]

Some species of Ghost Shrimp are actually Brackish and some fish require a little salt so it's a valid question to ask.

 

[FishDan]

Yeah, it is a valid question, but so is asking why he wanted to add salt. My bad for not asking my question better, I should have said "Why do you want to add salt...". I'd still like to know, I'm still curious.

\Dan

 

[QHowes]

I used to have ghost shrimp but they die within a month...cant expect much for 35 cents each.

 

[ger87410]

We have ghost shrimp and we thought they all died. They molted though. We found them later. Molting is exremely stressfull. Sometimes they die during molting.