I do use a little salt in my water also, could i use snails and shrimp? Also, are ghost shrimp acceptable? They look really cool
siva said:Most of the fish we keep have scales, even fish like cories that are often referred to as scaleless do have scales, they are just very small. Fish like cories can have a hard time with salt treatments, yes, but all freshwater fish suffer organ damage from prolonged exposure to salt. Whatever benefit you feel it is adding, I asure you it is not. Quite the opposite, it will only cause you problems. I highly recommend you completely eliminate the salt until when/if you need to treat an infection. That is aquariums salts only purpose in a freshwater tank. If you doubt this, I encourage you to start a thread on salt and get more opinions on this forum.
I highly recommend you completely eliminate the salt until when/if you need to treat an infection.
I once got a free ghost shrimp (on accident and didn't notice til I got home) when I purchased a fish for my cichlid tank. I ended up putting it in with my betta and he disappeared within a few hours. So either my betta or snail ate him. But yes, I do suggest snails. Mine is pretty cool.
Most effecient algae eating fish need a minimum of 20 gallons. Algae eaters typically have large bio-loads (poop too much for a small tank) and need plenty of algae to keep them alive, which is why they aren't well suited to a 10 gal. For smaller tanks shrimp like amano and RCS are great, and nerite snails are fantastic. They do an excellent job on fine details like decor and plants, as well as clearing the glass