Salt in Freshwater Aquariums

[Carl]

I updated this Aquarium Answers article about salt use in freshwater aquariums in response to statistic that was brought to my attention that 75% of all referrals come from Yahoo/Bing, yet Google was supposed to be the #1 search engine???
Sadly since the Google Panda update Spam, Cut & Paste Articles, and link farms such as about.com have taken prominent positions in Google search results.
In a Google search the first result is DEAD WRONG in their conclusion

What is really frustrating is "Aquarium Answers" has been hit really hard (negatively) by Googles terrible algorithm update (their apps change has also been a nightmare of condescension from Google for many I know).

See this article for what Google is missing:
Salt in Freshwater Aquariums

While I try and refrain from "editorials" in this forum, I cannot hold my pen (keypad) here, but here is my view:
The bottom line is if you are an aquarium or pond keeper and you use Google Search for information, may God have mercy on your fish!

Carl

[goldenpuon]

I definitely agree that Google is bad for getting correct and unpragerized answers on fish! I see "copy and pastes" about aquatic information and many others as well. I might also add that even many employees with "very" basic fishkeeping knowledge from various LFS in my area recommend a some salt for freshwater fish. I also use sparse amounts of salt for my black phantom tetras for the 1 1/2 years I have had them with zero signs of stress from it. It may have helped them a little in fact with all the fin nipping that has happened in the tank.

Renee