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[brettb21]

Hey everyone, new member here... beginning by freshwater aquarium, well it's already started for the most part...wanted to get some opinions, feedback, etc

Currently have a 10 gallon tank, filter, heater to keep the temp constant at 78 and the following fish:

3 Mollies (1 Dalmatian and 2 all black)
1 small aquarium shark (White Tip Shark Catfish)
1 Green Spotted Puffer

I have done a lot of research and realize the GSP needs brackish water as it was sold freshwater which a lot of places do...so I am working on a solution to that

In the meantime I have added some aquarium salt and gotten the appropriate food (tropical fish flakes and freeze- dried bloodworms/freeze-dried shrimp for the GSP)

Thanks in Advance for feedback!

 

[Zagz]

Welcome to AA! Glad you are working on getting the GSP into brackish conditions. Aquarium salt will most likely not help the GSP as brackish is a milder version of SW.

Did you cycle the tank before adding the fish? If not you will want to get a test kit. Aquaruim Pharmaceuticals makes a good master test kit, and test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Keep ammonia and nitrite under .5 ppm, perferrably 0ppm.

 

[brettb21]

how do you think my assortment of fish is? I'm getting mixed opinions on leaving the GSP with the mollies as they will be eaten....and breeding between mollies?

 

[Zagz]

The mollies will interbreed as they are similiar, so depending on whether that is a problem for you or not. Do you know if you have males or females or both? I would remove the GSP to a tank and make it full brackish.

 

[neilanh]

Welcome to AA!

 

[gwynepin]

We looked in to getting a GSP too, but were informed that if it dies and is not taken out within 2hrs the other fish will die too...

So we're gonna do a seperate tank for the GSP in the future and stay with our 2 neon blue dwarf gouramis, 2 sunset dwarf gouramis, Jelly Bean parrot fish, angelfish and 'painted' parrot fish... (I know sorry sorry sorry shouldn't have bought that, but newbie so found out afterwards...)