I've seen the glassfish often in NY, usually at Asian-owned stores. Unfortunately, all of them are dyed.
tiny brackish top feeders?
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Amanos are FW. Their babies float down the stream to brackish areas and develop, then when they are strong enough return to FW.
yeah, I'm confident that the amanos will do alright, from what I've read. The tank will also house 1 or 2 (I only have 1 now) red claw crabs. in fact, the only reason the tank is brackish is for the one **** crab.... but I like them a lot. I've had no problems with the crab chasing amanos in my fw tank, in fact the crab seems to coexist with everything just fine.
I would prefer a non-dyed glass fish, but if it were dyed, it wouldn't stop me, unless I had a non-dyed option available. I think I saw one yesterday at a chain store, that had a blueish stripe on it, very faint... but there were no lables for that fish, and no one knew what it was...
I would prefer a non-dyed glass fish, but if it were dyed, it wouldn't stop me, unless I had a non-dyed option available. I think I saw one yesterday at a chain store, that had a blueish stripe on it, very faint... but there were no lables for that fish, and no one knew what it was...
I've kept amanos in brackish myself, with fiddler crabs. Do add them (if you haven't already) while your tank is still freshwater.
As for glassfish, the one place that always seems to have them is Aquarium Gallery on Avenue U. Though most Asian-owned stores seem to stock them regularly for some reason. Another fish that's dyed with a stripe is the Black Widow, but you can easily tell them apart as the glassfish is transparent.
As for glassfish, the one place that always seems to have them is Aquarium Gallery on Avenue U. Though most Asian-owned stores seem to stock them regularly for some reason. Another fish that's dyed with a stripe is the Black Widow, but you can easily tell them apart as the glassfish is transparent.
awesome. I just got my wheels back on the road, so I'll head to U tomorrow for some fish gawking and bahn mi. thanks!
I think one great option would be sailfin mollies. They are truely beautiful creatures, and when they get acustom to your tank, they will eat from the surface. They swim in all the water... not particularly top, middle, or bottom. They also breed fairly easily... and the babies are well worth raising, if you have the space needed.
Mollies, as most livebearers, can adjust well to brackish tanks. My tank is fully brackish, and they are thriving. I just feed mine freeze dried shrimp (the babies too, I powder it between my fingers), and they're doing just dandy.
Mollies, as most livebearers, can adjust well to brackish tanks. My tank is fully brackish, and they are thriving. I just feed mine freeze dried shrimp (the babies too, I powder it between my fingers), and they're doing just dandy.
Thought I'd also give you address in case you didn't know it - 1314 Avenue U.
Sailfin mollies are indeed beautiful, and brackish as well, but are too big for a 10g.
Sailfin mollies are indeed beautiful, and brackish as well, but are too big for a 10g.
yeah, I think they're too big, and would rather not have live bearers. if there were a brackish equivalent to the neon tetra, or a bumble bee goby that didn't stick to the bottom, I'd be going that route.
thanks for the address.
thanks for the address.
