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February 13, 2001 at 2:00 pm #14239
Walker, Vincent
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. Vincent
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February 13, 2001 at 5:49 pm #14240
Chun-Ming Chew
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February 13, 2001 at 8:22 pm #14241
draybar@aol.com
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
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February 14, 2001 at 7:19 pm #14244
greentrees
If you’re keeping dbts in an aquarium and only have one or a few, it may not be more difficult to keep them in salt water. But when you keep them in outdoor ponds, it becomes a different matter. You don’t want to recycle that water by watering the landscape. You need to flush it away. In the wild dbts live in a range of fresh to salt water. It appears that they must drink fresh water to survive. Do they need salt water? So far, I would say no. Based on they seem to thrive and do well in fresh water only. I have 3rd generation dbts now raised only in fresh water. Does salt help keep down infections? I would say yes. Is it worth it to maintain them in salt water? It seems they can go either way. (Haven’t stated my 2 cents in a while, so here it is again for new dbt lovers.) -Rick Van Dyke draybar@… wrote:
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