In a message of 22 Aug 96 DAN LAFLIN wrote to me:
Hi DAN,
 DL> On (20 Aug 96) Simon Woodland Rambled On  To ALL...
 SW>> Hi ALL,
 SW>> I have a Tank about 1 and a Half foot by a foot
 SW>> I have 12 platys and 3 cherry barbs in there at the moment
 SW>> Being new to to tropical fish I read somewhere that I should put salt
 SW>> in the water for the platys. Will that harm the cherry barbs ?
 DL>    It will KILL them.
 DL>    DO NOT put salt in  with freshwater fish, whoever
 DL>    told you to put salt in is a ignoramus.
 DL>    The only use for salt in freshwater is in a desperate
 DL>    try to clear up parastics in Fw, and it is tricky, some FW fish
 DL>    can stand a little salt, others will belly up with a little salt.
 DL>    My air pumps on all the time.
Thanks I read it on the faq files on platys which came with is 
connected with echo it said 2 to 3 teaspoons for every ten litres.
Bye
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