2007-09-07 14:30:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
nope, my guppies do wonderful w/o it. they have had 2 batches of babies since i got them and i have not had any problems
2007-09-07 14:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by KelC 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://guppyplace.tripod.com/TankMain.html
It sounds like it's not absolutely necessary, but it might help avoid certain diseases and such. This website addresses the issue. You don't need much, so a good size package of aquarium salt would last for a while.
2007-09-07 21:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by nursekuba 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they don't need it. I think they have less babies without it though.
Its cheap and hard to screw up. I just take handfulls & throw them in when I change the water. No measuring or anything. I used to keep a saline testing kit & measure it to precicely 0.08% & then i realized how much I had to throw in the tank to really make a difference. A little too much or a little too little will not have a great effect.
The older they are, the more they'll appreciate it tough. Guppies come from the streams in Trinidad where they finger out & mix with ocean water a little bit.
2007-09-07 21:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You don't abolutely NEED it. But it is helpful sometimes because it adds electrolytes to the water and other things.
Why not try it? I got a 16 oz. box of aquarium salt for $1.50 at petsmart. It works for almost all freshwater fish.
2007-09-07 21:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by ツ & ♥ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no you dont have to. aquarium salt is recomended for guppies so they look better adn are more healthier.
2007-09-07 22:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by cory k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't HAVE to have it, but it would be a good thing to have handy in case a disease breaks loose, and you could remedy them with salt.
~ZTM
2007-09-07 21:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no u dont but some say it makes them more colourfull but i say skrew them.... buy coloure enhancing food its cheep and works soooooooo good.......i caught a swordtail and started feeding it this food and now he is as coulerful as the guppys u buy at the shop...u no the rainbow ones
2007-09-08 08:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never used that salt.
2007-09-07 21:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
simple question, simple answer. It is not necessary. It might be a good idea but not necessary.
2007-09-07 22:02:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋