Brackish fish mixed with freshwater?

[shazplat]

unfortunately we don't really have the room for a notehr tank, although we have considered it.

we do have a very good filtration system and the water is very clear. I really don't know what to do for the best at the moment. To add to it all i think one of our fidh has ich!

it's not easy this fish thing..........although it is very rewarding

 

[Pufferpunk]

Clear water does not alway equal good water quality. Make sure you do at least 50% weekly water changes, keeping a close eye on ammonia, nitrItes, nitrAtes & pH.

 

[Oddball~]

Keep like 3-4 Figure 8's in the 40 with like 2-3 knight gobies or like 6 Bumblebee gobies, or 1 dragon goby....oooo....dragon goby...

 

[Silver Surfer]

at 5 years old the scat should be WAY bigger than 4". The scat needs full strength SW BTW, or at the least high end BW. It would also be advisable to find a new tank. Scats are very messy and require alot of space and very efficient filtration. Even for just one.

My last silver scat grew 3 inches in 5 months so yours must be a year only or so.

 

[cdawson]

My last silver scat grew 3 inches in 5 months so yours must be a year only or so.

Yours must be stunted too, because mine grew to 8" in under a year in a 135g.

 

[Pufferpunk]

He said it grew 3", not to 3" total.

 

[Flusher]

I've got a bristlenose pleco that I'd like to put in my brack tank. I never would have considered it until I read this:

http://www.brooklands.co.nz/fisharticle/bristlenose.htm

Any thoughts?

 

[cdawson]

Once again,.... Plecos are strictly FW NOT Brackish. Alot of fish venture into BW for short periods in their lifetime but cannot live in those conditions for their entire life.