Any experienced members who have tried this and have experience...
is there a difference when using water conditioners made for aquariums as opposed to those made for reptiles and amphibians when it comes to habitat water for frogs and turtles?
In particular, i'm talking about ReptiSafe (my first choice for reps/amphibs) and Prime (the biggest bang for your buck by FAR in the fish world)
So far i've been using both for baby turtles with no ill effects, nothing noticeable. I have not yet tried the same for some expensive tadpoles...
Thanks
I wish I could help you and I am interested to know the answer as well. I use reptisafe for all my amphibians and freshwater fish.
I've used water conditioners for fish (Prime and Tetra) as well as Reptisafe for my turtle tank and I didn't see a difference.
Well here's one thing i've learned... certain fish treatments/medications say on the bottle, 'can not be used with scaleless fish'. That is something to look out for when wanting to use with amphibians for sure.
Other than that, the only differences i've found is that Prime does not change PH because it is not acidic. ReptiSafe does lower PH, and also provides electrolytes and calcium to help replenish and rehydrate. hmmm
I just bought another bottle of each... will be switching between one and the other with each water change now and closely monitoring.
Major difference, and why I started this thread.
Large bottle of ReptiSafe (258ml) treats approx 258 gallons and costs about $10.
Medium bottle of Prime treats 2500 gallons and costs about $10. Yes, 10 times as much for the same price!
Great question. It's great to collect opinions!
ReptiSafe is fine for frogs. I use Aquatize. (exo-terra product) for my frog's soaking water, substrate and misting the plants.
The last string of posts on the best one for frogs turned-up the Aquatize.
Lots of people use Amguel well.
I don't know about the best one for turtles?
I use API "tap water conditioner" and Tetra ' black water extract' for my Discus tank for a zillions years -including during breeding.
I would say NOT to use aquarium "water conditioners" for frogs; especially tads. Look up the recipe for "tadpole tea". search FF.
If you can't find it , PM me. I have it tucked away somewhere. You could PM John......as he would, most definitively, know the answer to all of this.
And of course.....Stale water is always much safer than straight tap water...... then add the de-clor.
I change 4 soakings dishes daily, replace the substrate I use 3 times weekly. So....I rotate six
de-chlorinated / gallon jugs prepared ahead of time. It's over kill.......but I also use a faucet that has a Brita filter on it.
Lynn
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