FishieKeeper429
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I'm kind of confused about this. What exactly is the difference between a Freshwater Tank and a Brackish???
I'm kind of confused about this. What exactly is the difference between a Freshwater Tank and a Brackish???
Brackish is slightly salted. If you imagine a stream or river, it's fresh water, as it nears the sea, some of that salt water gets mixed in with the fresh water and that is called brackish. Hope that helps.
That helps a lot thanks!
Are you going to start a brackish tank?
I'm thinking about it. Not really sure yet. I might before I go full fledge SW though. Just so I can have that middle ground for a bit
I'm kind of confused about this. What exactly is the difference between a Freshwater Tank and a Brackish???
brackish water is found in the estuary, the junction between body of freshwater and the sea/ocean. brackish water has higher salinity than river/lake/pond but lower salinity level than the sea/ocean. estuary is the breeding ground for a lot of fish. IMO, it's better off if you go full pledge freshwater or saltwater. the selection of brackish fish is limited. just my two cents.
Ok what kinds of fish ARE brackish?
dragon goby, mono sebae/argentus, some eels, flounders, green spot puffers, marble goby, etc.
the selection is very small though
So pretty much either go SW or FW? Brackish is just a waste of money and time?
i don't want to say yes or no cuz i don't want to offend people who keep brackish tanks. but it doesn't attract me enough to keep one. i have 4 tanks and none of them is brackish, just to put into perspective
Sorry for stealing this topic...but if you were to do brackish, is it sea or aquarium salt you are supposed to use?
I've heard it both ways, and am assuming you all know much better than the sources I've read it from lol
Aquariumfish.net has an index of brackish species if you're still interested.