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cam191919

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i made a tank out of a sterilite 12.5 gallon storage tub a while back, and just finished getting it up to 1.012. then i realized that i dont have very many options for it. would a species tank of BB gobies work?

its footprint is 18.5 inches by 12, and its 12 inches high

should i try gobies, take it back to fresh, or toss it?
 
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If you want to try BBGs, you might as well take it back to freshwater so you wouldn't need to spend money on salt.
 
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hmmm, idk. salt shouldent be a problem, i have 4 marine tanks and a trusted suppier of saltwater (ocean). i doubt it, but is their any othr brackish fish i could keep in such a tiny tank?
 
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possibly a figure 8 puffer? i don't know the gallons of that tank but if its around 15 it should be ok
 
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i like knight gobies. im kinda new to brackish, is there anything important that separetes brackish from salt or freshwater

also, the only times i see brackish fish in an LFS, their in fresh water. how can i acclimate them to brackish?
 
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cam191919 said:
i like knight gobies. im kinda new to brackish, is there anything important that separetes brackish from salt or freshwater

also, the only times i see brackish fish in an LFS, their in fresh water. how can i acclimate them to brackish?
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The only important thing is that you need to adjust to keeping the salinity in between 0 and whatever you keep your saltwater tanks at. Most brackish water fish can handle changes in salinity as it happens naturally in the wild so don't worry about any minor fluctuations.

Acclimating just needs to be done very slowly.
 
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One method is to put it in freshwater, and do water changes using brackish water.

Though I should mention, most of the suggestions so far are low-end brackish fish, generally 1.005 and lower.
 
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iv been researching brackish fish and realized i may have more options than i thought. if it were your tank, what would you get?
 
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