Scottyhorse
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IMO I think it's a little trickier than FW or SW, because you should make the salinity vary week to week, or whenever you do your water change.
What would you do with a new 55?
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TheCommunityCichlid
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Ok cost wise how does it compare to sw?
Scottyhorse
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Cheaper, since you don't have live rock, a skimmer..
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TheCommunityCichlid
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Hmm I've always wanted brackish maybe I will give it a go if I get this tank
Freakgecko91
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If you go the brackish route, you can do etroplus suratensis or maculatus aka the green and red chromide cichlids, respectively. They are both brackish species and aren't extremely common in the hobby. You could also add a couple toxotes jaculatrix (archer fish). And then for some bottom movement, some brackish bumblebee gobies or knight gobies (one of my favorites personally)
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TheCommunityCichlid
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I love knight gobies always wanted some. Hmm maybe I will in fact try this
cgthebeast
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There are also serval crabs that are brackish and a type of goby (not sure which) that can climb out of the water and on to driftwood
Freakgecko91
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You're thinking of mudskippers, not technically a goby, but indeed brackish and they do look like one, but they need perches out of the water and the water level can't be too terribly high
I really like the chromide route to be honest, I know a LFS in Livonia that sells greens, and have seen reds available at a place in East Lansing as well as the place in Livonia and a place in Ypsilanti, so they can be found
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