Question about brine shrimp and salinity

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Something I've been worrying a little about - I'm one of those worriers :) I think there may be some salt in frozen brine shrimp and I'm worried that it will build up in my tank if I feed it too often. Any ideas?
 

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I have no experience with frozen brine shrimp, but I would think that if you rinse them before placing them in the tank you should be fine.

I know that is what you have to do if you hatch your own.
 

wesleydnunder

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I've fed frozen brine shrimp to my tanks for decades and never rinsed and never had an issue. Water changes will dilute the miniscule amounts of salt along with the nitrates, etc.

Mark
 
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