Distilled or Regular?

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I've never had a problem with using tap water, though I do have to get rid of water dishes every once in a while because of mineral buildup.

Vinegar is a good and inexpensive way of removing hard water deposits, if you want to keep the water dishes around a little longer.

Distilled is stripped of everything, including nutrients.....so tap all the way.

Never use distilled water for any animal. Distillation removes ALL the minerals and electrolytes from the water which is NOT a good thing for drinking water. Its important to note that there is a difference between bottled drinking water and distilled water. Bottled drinking water is filtered. Distillation is a process of evaporating the water into steam and then condensing it back into a liquid. Bottled drinking water is fine if you want or need to use something other than tap water. I've never used anything other than tap water for my animals.

Distilled is definitely not a good idea, for the reasons already mentioned. I use tap water for all of my animals without an issue. Even the betta gets tap water that has been aged long enough for the chlorine to have dissipated.