Do you have a scientific name for your mudskipper? Its great that you're doing research, and that will make it a lot easier to get some solid data on it. Chances are, that tank will not be big enough to house it long-term.
New Mudskipper Vivarium!
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Aquarium salt will do nothing to create brackish conditions. Do you have the right salt and a hydrometer or refractometer? What SG are you running it at?
I HIGHLY recommend the book
"Brackish-Water Fishes, an aquariast's giude to identification, care & husbandry"
Neale Monks, Editor
It has 21 pages of info JUST on Skippers!
I know the salt I have is for freshwater fish, but the dude in the petstore said that's what they'd been using (and I've seen on other blogs that the indian/vietnamese mudskippers can be raised freshwater?)
I thought that it would still raise salinity effectively, however, I won't have a measure until later tonight or tomorrow. I'll check everything and post.
I thought that it would still raise salinity effectively, however, I won't have a measure until later tonight or tomorrow. I'll check everything and post.
There are some species of mudskippers that live in freshwater, though unless they were caught and kept in freshwater, using brackish water is probably a better idea.
If you are going to do a true brackish setup, you'll need to use a real marine mix - aquarium salt won't cut it, and could possibly do more harm than good.
