Salt all the way for me. But I would say fresh has salt beat for number of people with fresh set ups, cuz I feel everyone started with freshwater tanks ie. goldfish, bettas or neon tetras and that just acted as a gateway to move on to salt or at least to explore the hobbie further and decide one or the other if not both. I know I started with a single goldfish when I was 8 and then I was hooked. hahahaha Maybe hooked isn't the best word to use on a site about fish, well I'm sure the fish wouldn't appreciate it.