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In a message dated 2/13/01 2:04:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, VWALKER@… writes: << I know everyone seems to be divided on the debate of salt vs. fresh water. Has anyone ever tried to alternate between the two? Perhaps brackish for 2 or 3 weeks, then maybe fresh for a week then back to brackish. Or maybe the opposite. Does anyone forsee any problems this might cause? Seems like changes in the salt density would be more of what they're accustomed to in the wild. In the wild Diamondbacks travel through waters with different salinity levels, BUT, they live predominately in brackish water. It could be a little higher or a little lower salt levels but there is salt. So, I don't see any reason to keep Diamondbacks in fresh water. They live in brackish water so keep them in brackish water. The salinity level is not really that hard to maintain. The salt level doesn't disipate with evaporation so once you get the desired level it isn't very hard to keep. My Two Cents Jimmy