http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ Not quite fresh, not quite salt. This is the place to discuss your Brackish water aquariums. en Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:21 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272382-Upgrading-my-brackish-tank-how-big-to-go&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:05 GMT Hello, I have a 30 gallon brackish tank that I know is overstocked. All of the fish qwere recently acquired and I am ready to get a bigger tank for them. I'm doing a lot of water changes so the water parameters are good and my fish are healthy, but they are also all juveniles and I know they will need a bigger tank especially as they grow.
Right now I have an archer, two green spotted puffers, and a dragon goby. I was a little concerned adding the archer to the tank which just had the two puffers at the time, but I haven't seen any fin nipping or chasing whatsoever. I saw the dragon goby at the pet store the other day and picked him up, and fortunately there is no aggression going on in my tank although I know I will have to keep an eye out for it.

Anyway, especially now that I have added the dragon goby I am going to purchase a larger tank. I am wondering what size I should go for. I was thinking of a 55 gallon, is that large enough?
Thanks guys! ]]> Brackish Penguin88 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272382-Upgrading-my-brackish-tank-how-big-to-go http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272353-Fiddler-Crabs-Post-Molt-Question&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 00:44:05 GMT So my male fiddler, Tim, has been kind of just sitting in one spot for a few days, not eating, not moving - just standing guard of his burrow. He was missing his smaller feeder claw and literally three legs. He was a sad sight to behold I will tell you! Today I literally was walking by my... So my male fiddler, Tim, has been kind of just sitting in one spot for a few days, not eating, not moving - just standing guard of his burrow. He was missing his smaller feeder claw and literally three legs. He was a sad sight to behold I will tell you!
Today I literally was walking by my crabquarium and bam! He was mid-molt. I was so excited he wasn't sick and just needed to molt. He came out with all his legs and of course a new claw. He looked perfect and seemed very healthy and was walking all over the place.
Then I checked back a few hours later to find a missing leg ALREADY. I know when they molt, it's common to be softer than usual and to be therefore vulnerable. But is it normal to already have a missing leg?? The only other tank mates are his girlfriend fiddler Heidi which has never been aggressive with him whatsoever, three neon tetras, a ghost shrimp, and a snail.

Is this a sign of something wrong with him or an unfortunate accident? He was hanging out in some plants when I noticed so I am guessing a leg was caught?

Ughhhh...

Also, one more question, Heidi the female fiddler is always skittish and constantly hiding under a rock (hence her name...) is that normal too?

Thanks in advance!!! ]]> Brackish aquaristashley http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272353-Fiddler-Crabs-Post-Molt-Question http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272335-Brackish-Tank-NEED-ADVICE-on-RCC-Crab&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 19:30:46 GMT Hey everyone!

So i have a 5 gal brackish tank with sloping sand substrate for a beach - it's for my male and female fiddlers. Well, I also have a Red Claw Crab that's a big meanie so he's been temporarily moved to the 10 gal fw community tank which I know is a bad move and not healthy for him either.

What would you do? If he's in the crab tank, he's a bully. If he remains in the community tank, his life is shortened and he may kill of some of his neighbors.

ahhhh :( ]]> Brackish aquaristashley http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272335-Brackish-Tank-NEED-ADVICE-on-RCC-Crab http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272252-Brackish-water-plants&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 15:23:45 GMT Can anyone help me with some ideas on what plants are good for brackish water tanks? Availability info is good also. Can anyone help me with some ideas on what plants are good for brackish water tanks? Availability info is good also. ]]> Brackish oldmickey http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272252-Brackish-water-plants