Bettas and Salt - Aquarium Advice

Sprank1 · 10-09-2005, 08:53 PM

I have 4 Mollies, 3 Cories and one male Betta in a 29 Gallon tank. I know from everything I've read here that Mollies like to have salt in their water. My question is - can I add aquarium salt to my tank without it bothering the Betta and the Cories? I would probably just add the one tablespoon for every 5 gallons that seems to be the proportion suggested most often.

Thanks.

rich311k · 10-09-2005, 09:04 PM

Corys do not like salt. Your mollies will be all right without it. They actually need brackish water, not just salt added to the tank. They will be fine without it however, most are raised and bred in freshwater.

mr86mister · 10-09-2005, 10:46 PM

yeah, cories are scaleless fish and salt is the opposite of what you want to do, from experience i know bettas handle it fine and mollies usually need it. but i would not with the corydoras in the tank.

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msmonih · 10-10-2005, 04:29 AM

We have Corys in all our community tanks and we aquarium salt our freshwater tanks too. 1 tsp of salt per 5 gallons. No one has any problems and yep the Betta tanks are salted too 1 tsp per 5 gallons. Hope this helps. Hope this helps.

greenmaji · 10-10-2005, 09:40 AM

[acronym:2223fd0258="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:2223fd0258] + Salt = not nessisary..
Adding anything that isnt nessiary can add another level of complexity that only makes things more complicated then whats needed [acronym:2223fd0258="In My Honest Opinion"]IMHO[/acronym:2223fd0258].

And yes its a bad idea to add salt to a tank that has scaleless fish.. even if it works it doesnt mean it's not harming the fish in the long run.. [acronym:2223fd0258="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:2223fd0258]

**Devilishturtles** · 10-10-2005, 12:37 PM

I agree with the others. Not a good idea to add salt to your current setup. Bettas would fare fine with the salt, the cories will not.

Mollies can handle a WIDE range of salinity, from full saltwater, to full freshwater. Best of luck.

**Fishyfanatic** · 10-10-2005, 01:36 PM

I used to have mollies that would breed like crazy in pure freshwater. As stated before, they have been tank bred in freshwater conditions for so long that they don't require brackish environments. Plus, the cories do not like salt, it's not a good idea to put it in the tank.

10-09-2005, 08:53 PM	#1
Sprank1 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CT, USA Posts: 10 Images: 2	Bettas and Salt I have 4 Mollies, 3 Cories and one male Betta in a 29 Gallon tank. I know from everything I've read here that Mollies like to have salt in their water. My question is - can I add aquarium salt to my tank without it bothering the Betta and the Cories? I would probably just add the one tablespoon for every 5 gallons that seems to be the proportion suggested most often. Thanks.

10-09-2005, 10:46 PM	#3
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 779 Images: 27	yeah, cories are scaleless fish and salt is the opposite of what you want to do, from experience i know bettas handle it fine and mollies usually need it. but i would not with the corydoras in the tank. [acronym:e559367f4d="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:e559367f4d] __________________ 20G High Semi-Aggressive, 5G Community 46 Bowfront Reef Tank, 2.5 Salwater Picotope 1.1 Normal Ball Pythons 3 Cats, 1 Choc. Lab, 1 Lop-Eared Bunny

10-10-2005, 04:29 AM	#4
msmonih Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 52	We have Corys in all our community tanks and we aquarium salt our freshwater tanks too. 1 tsp of salt per 5 gallons. No one has any problems and yep the Betta tanks are salted too 1 tsp per 5 gallons. Hope this helps. Hope this helps. __________________ More and More fish! My oh My! ~ Monica

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Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I used to have mollies that would breed like crazy in pure freshwater. As stated before, they have been tank bred in freshwater conditions for so long that they don't require brackish environments. Plus, the cories do not like salt, it's not a good idea to put it in the tank. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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10-09-2005, 09:04 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Corys do not like salt. Your mollies will be all right without it. They actually need brackish water, not just salt added to the tank. They will be fine without it however, most are raised and bred in freshwater.

10-10-2005, 09:40 AM	#5
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	[acronym:2223fd0258="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:2223fd0258] + Salt = not nessisary.. Adding anything that isnt nessiary can add another level of complexity that only makes things more complicated then whats needed [acronym:2223fd0258="In My Honest Opinion"]IMHO[/acronym:2223fd0258]. And yes its a bad idea to add salt to a tank that has scaleless fish.. even if it works it doesnt mean it's not harming the fish in the long run.. [acronym:2223fd0258="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:2223fd0258]

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