..so i feed my fresh water sculpin, shrimp and am looking in krill fro her as well....question is the salt intake coming from the feed..would that in anyway harm them over time?.
salt in seafood for freshwater fish
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I doubt it. Most freshwater fish can tolerate some salt in their water, some even benefit from it. A popular old school non-chemical ich cure is to add salt to the tank (1 tablespoon per gallon) and crank the temp up to 85 for a week. I've done it before and it never bothered my fish (and it cured the ich).
Are they live shrimp / krill? If they are dead fresh/frozen (for human consumption) then there should not be enough salt present to even worry about it. If live, then you can rinse them in fresh water before dropping them in if you are worried about it. Regular water changes will ward off any possibility of a toxic build up.
Are they live shrimp / krill? If they are dead fresh/frozen (for human consumption) then there should not be enough salt present to even worry about it. If live, then you can rinse them in fresh water before dropping them in if you are worried about it. Regular water changes will ward off any possibility of a toxic build up.
The salinity of body fluids and tissues in fresh and saltwater fish is almost identical, I don't think you will have any significant amount of salt in marine invertebrates as food either. Even if you did the fish can process it easily (and like it, marine fish love food soaked in freshwater, freshwater fish liek food a tad saltier than their water, for both it helps with osmoregulation).
..bump this again for good measure...had the question come up when i was asking about Silver side feeders?