FightingChance
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hey Fish Friends! I am looking to convert an empty "had been" community 10 gallon tank (so the water is cycled) into a brackish tank.
FIRST QUESTION: Plants? I've been told that there are a few plants that can survive low amounts of salt. What are they and what would you recommend I keep the salinity at? Should I acclimate them by planting them first and then adding the salt?
SECOND QUESTION: What kind of fish are appropriate for brackish? I have a 3 inch Shark Catfish (I know they should be kept in pairs or 3's. I'm on the look for friends if anyone has any!) that needs to be moved into brackish, but what other tank mates would be appropriate? I have a 40 gallon long laying around I wouldn't mind converting into brackish, but I'd like to get used to the 10 gallon first.
THIRD QUESTION: ROPEFISH! I recently went to an aquatic store and came across an injured "ropefish". They had put puffers with him and they had gnawed him pretty good. I asked the woman about him and she said I could take him if I thought I could make his life better, but was informed he was a brackish fish. I did some research and cannot find any ropefish that look like him, nor anywhere that says they are actually a brackish fish, but that they can tolerate it if need be. I was just wondering if I'm missing something. He is about 6" long, about 1" in width (looks twice as fat and stubbier than the rope/reed fish I see on google) with short stocky fins on his back and a mouth that opens upwards instead of towards the floor. ???
THANK YOU!
FIRST QUESTION: Plants? I've been told that there are a few plants that can survive low amounts of salt. What are they and what would you recommend I keep the salinity at? Should I acclimate them by planting them first and then adding the salt?
SECOND QUESTION: What kind of fish are appropriate for brackish? I have a 3 inch Shark Catfish (I know they should be kept in pairs or 3's. I'm on the look for friends if anyone has any!) that needs to be moved into brackish, but what other tank mates would be appropriate? I have a 40 gallon long laying around I wouldn't mind converting into brackish, but I'd like to get used to the 10 gallon first.
THIRD QUESTION: ROPEFISH! I recently went to an aquatic store and came across an injured "ropefish". They had put puffers with him and they had gnawed him pretty good. I asked the woman about him and she said I could take him if I thought I could make his life better, but was informed he was a brackish fish. I did some research and cannot find any ropefish that look like him, nor anywhere that says they are actually a brackish fish, but that they can tolerate it if need be. I was just wondering if I'm missing something. He is about 6" long, about 1" in width (looks twice as fat and stubbier than the rope/reed fish I see on google) with short stocky fins on his back and a mouth that opens upwards instead of towards the floor. ???
THANK YOU!