Cichlids need salt in their water?

jay733 said:
yeah I won't put any rams in but I researched the electric yellow cichlids and they are great community fish even though their african and one site even said they will get along specifically with loaches so that's good.
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I dont know where you researched that.... but that is bull. Yellow labs are Malawi cichlids and should ONLY be kept with other COMPATIBLE Malawi cichlids. They require a different water chemistry and diet then most other typical "community" fish. Also, they are aggressive. Dont be fooled by thier "peaceful" label, they are only peaceful by Malawi standards. They will readily kill another fish.

And not to mention khuli loaches look like a nice little wormy snack, and will be gobbled up in no time.

Have a look at this site if you are serious about keeping Malawis, much more research is needed: http://www.malawimayhem.com

-Diana
 
I definitely wouldnt say that yellow labs are community fish. I have 1 doing fine in my peacock tank and he doesnt seem any more aggressive than the others, but again thats a semi-aggressive tank. The venustus and azureus are a bit more aggressive than the lab even though they are smaller.

I could see how he could get mixed up though, I think some people refer to labs as "good community fish" when talking about african tanks but they arent good community fish when speaking in general.
 
they dont need it but its best to put some in to kill bacteria
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the addition of 'salt' to a freshwater tank will do absolutely nothing to kill bacteria. i'm not sure where you found this information but it is incorrect.
 
For perspective, Lake Tang has the highest content of Na and Cl of all the rift lakes, and contains less than 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of NaCL (Salt).

The Cichlid Salt mixes are decent in most cases and as mentioned above provide several minerals that will help the fish. Just don't get the term "Cichlid Salts" confused with Salt (NaCl).

Dave
 
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