Thinking about setting up my first brackish tank?

[New_b0401]

Hello AA! I have a few extra tanks sitting around and was thinking about seeing what it would take to set up a brackish tank. I have 3 freshwater tanks (recently reduced from 5 ) a 45 hex with angels a 10 gallon with some multifasciatus shell dwelling cichlids and a 29 gallon planted tank. I'm pretty experienced with keeping fish.

My options for my brackish tank are a 10 gallon, 29 gallon, 20 long, and a 20 tall.
I would like to use the 10 for I have other uses for the others. So any information you can give my about how to set up, maintain, and stock a brackish tank would be great! I would like to use live plants so any suggestions about that is also a plus!

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[FWFishTanks]

I would do the 20 long with mollies and have java fern is a plant. Not sure on any other plants, but they're probably out there.


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[CodyPuffdaddy]

Definitely the 20 long fill it to mid level and get a archerfish. There so much fun to feed


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[Fishobsessed7]

Maybe you could do mudskippers


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[Rivers2k]

I wouldn't do the 10 you will get quick shifts in salinity in such a small volume of water that will kill the fish. I wouldn't do less than 30 since most fish (all of the fun ones IMO) that require brackish also need minimum of 30.

 

[Rivers2k]

I would do the 20 long with mollies and have java fern is a plant. Not sure on any other plants, but they're probably out there.


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In this case he wouldn't need brackish. These both do well in FW.