Yes that's how i changed my figure8 puffer tank to brakish, but if it's a new tank why not just cycle it as a brackish tank in the first place? It would be ready for fish much sooner.
Stocking new 135 gallon tank.... drools
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Good point. That would save a lot of trouble.
That's what I'm gonna do when I set up my 210 gal.
Because if the fish have been kept in FW, which most BW fish bought from LFS have, they can't be just plopped into BW
They need to transition too.Kristina
Because if the fish have been kept in FW, which most BW fish bought from LFS have, they can't be just plopped into BW
Kristina
Take into consideration how tolerant brackish fish are of salinity changes. A fish bought in fresh can be drip acclimated to brackish in a few hours. Depending on the fish (and the SG it's being moved to) it may not even take that long.
I agree, i have done this with fish in the past and they all seemed happy.
The quickest way to set up a brackish tank is to set it up as a brackish tank from the start.
This is going to be hard to explain....
Okay. I am setting up the tank for a bunch of homeless freshwater fishies a friend has. Their tank broke the other day and now all these fish are kinda homeless... or in a very small tank. The fish are freshwater. Once my friend can take his fish back, I will start changing my tank to brackish.
I know, I know, confusing as heck.... but it makes sense in my mind.... could we get back to the topic please though? Ideas for when my tank is actually brackish so I can start saving towards any expensive fish... etc etc?
Okay. I am setting up the tank for a bunch of homeless freshwater fishies a friend has. Their tank broke the other day and now all these fish are kinda homeless... or in a very small tank. The fish are freshwater. Once my friend can take his fish back, I will start changing my tank to brackish.
I know, I know, confusing as heck.... but it makes sense in my mind.... could we get back to the topic please though? Ideas for when my tank is actually brackish so I can start saving towards any expensive fish... etc etc?
Archer fish, orange chromides, and knight gobys, can all live peacefully with your dragon goby and enjoy the same salt level.
I also have mollies in with my dragon goby, so maybe the mollies and goby will work well together in the larger tank.
I also have mollies in with my dragon goby, so maybe the mollies and goby will work well together in the larger tank.
I keep F8s with my DG. Remember, fish like scats, monos & Columbian sharks prefer high-end BW/SW as adults, where F8s prefer low-end BW SG of around 1.005.
