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"Matt Shepherd" wrote in message
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A friend of mine just passed on a translucent blue-tinged crystal he
calls a "salt rock," telling me if I put it in my puffer tank it will
slowly release the appropriate amount of salt in the water for them
over time.
It doesn't seem particularly water-soluble, nor does it taste like
salt.
Anyone here know of such a thing?

I think your friend's been smoking too much 'something', but no, I don't
think that is correct....

BONUS PUFFER QUESTION:
I now know, thanks to this NG, that puffers need to eat snails on
occasion to keep their teeth under control. How often should they have
snails to snack on?

I would venture to say daily....

SUPER PUFFER BONUS ROUND:
And when I give them trumpet snails, they seem to suck out the
delicious insides without eating the tough outsides. Sort of like my
approach to a stale jelly donut. Is this adequate for the
tooth-cutting needs, or do I need to find more edible snails?
Thanks,

If he's not crushing the snail shell, his teeth aren't benefiting from that,
so I would not let him get away that easy.. don't feed him MTS, go for pond
snails.... plentiful, and the multiply like, well, snails... I can send you
a bunch if ya like... hahaha...