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so i have ten green frog tadpoles in a 3/4 full ten gallon with a filter and some plants. anyway i put aquarium salt in with my fish and i was wondering if it was ok or beneficial to put it in with the tadpoles. what about salamander larvae? thanks!:smile:
 
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This issue was recently raised in this thread:
http://www.caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57707
Some people do use it, and it may be beneficial. Unfortunately, that's the best answer I have at this point. Some feel that adding salt to fish tanks is a myth:
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article22.html

It is worth noting that professionals who raise tadpoles and larvae in zoos and professional breeding facilities usually do use some form of weak salt solution. However, it's more complicated than simply adding aquarium salt. See:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/salt.shtml
I also have another article in the works, which will be about how to mix your own "complex" salt solution for raising larvae. Ordinary "aquarium salt" is mostly just sodium chloride. It does not provide the other essential ions that professionals use for raising tads/larvae.
 
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I'm going to move this thread to the General Discussion section of the forum, as I think it is of general interest, and not just a frog-related issue.
 
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