Hey all, so I'm starting A 29 gallon tank and would like your opinion on the route I'm taking. It's gonna be a little while till I'm ready to put fish in, I have some tank parts on order and I need to grind down and re paint the metal tank stand. As well as collecting rocks and driftwood and getting them prepped for the tank...But in the mean time I can get everyone's advice on what I plan to do.
I plan on running a 40 gal hob filter, 150-200wt heater, light bar, power head. I'm going to start it as a fresh water aquarium then slowly turn it brackish. I'm doing this cause most of the fish I've been looking at are kept in freshwater. So I want to acclimate them slowly. As for aquascaping I'm gonna use play sand and maybe a little crushed coral, rocks, and drift wood. So here are some questions I have.
I'd like to add live plants, help move the cycling faster. But I want something easy. I was thinking java ferns, java moss, moss balls...will these plants hold up in brackish water?
As for fish options...some that I'd really want are
Green spotted or figure 8 puffer
Moral eel
Flounder
Cat sharks
Now I know the cat sharks and the eel will out grow my tank so those are out for now. And I know the flounder is difficult to manage. So I want to go with a puffer. I know they can be aggressive and territorial towards other fish but I was going to try a gsp or f8 puffer with 3 dalmatian mollies and 3 black mollies. I know the mollies do well in brackish water. I know people have had luck with bumblebee gobies but I can't find them near me. I'm open to suggestions and would like to hear any advice. Thanks.
Thanks everyone
I plan on running a 40 gal hob filter, 150-200wt heater, light bar, power head. I'm going to start it as a fresh water aquarium then slowly turn it brackish. I'm doing this cause most of the fish I've been looking at are kept in freshwater. So I want to acclimate them slowly. As for aquascaping I'm gonna use play sand and maybe a little crushed coral, rocks, and drift wood. So here are some questions I have.
I'd like to add live plants, help move the cycling faster. But I want something easy. I was thinking java ferns, java moss, moss balls...will these plants hold up in brackish water?
As for fish options...some that I'd really want are
Green spotted or figure 8 puffer
Moral eel
Flounder
Cat sharks
Now I know the cat sharks and the eel will out grow my tank so those are out for now. And I know the flounder is difficult to manage. So I want to go with a puffer. I know they can be aggressive and territorial towards other fish but I was going to try a gsp or f8 puffer with 3 dalmatian mollies and 3 black mollies. I know the mollies do well in brackish water. I know people have had luck with bumblebee gobies but I can't find them near me. I'm open to suggestions and would like to hear any advice. Thanks.
Thanks everyone