Hi Dianna, Jimmy Cho, our new member that owns Aquariums Plus, breeds Amano's. He mentioned that he is using brackish water. I think he said he is adding sea (saltwater aquarium) salt. You may want to check with him on what he is doing. Roy _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member