Does anybody know of any algae eaters that can be kept in a brackish tank? I haven't been able to find any information on which algae eaters, if any, can tolerate salt. I'm getting a bit of brown slimy stuff on the glass (freshwater fluorescent light) and some hard, dark green crusty stuff on the plants and airline tubing.
It's a 30 gal. tall tank, and the salinity usually stays pretty low, around 1.008, but when I do water changes I sometimes get it as high as 1.014. I have a phosphate pad on a little Duetto stuck to the side as well as an Emperor 400 with carbon/zeolite and sponges.
I currently have a 7" silvertip shark, 3 red chromides, 2 adult mollies, one black knight goby, 2 mono argentus (one 5" and one only 2 1/2" mouth to tail) and 2 scats. As soon as I can find them, I'm going to get another goby and 2 or 3 more monos.
I've also been thinking about getting a green/spotted/leopard puffer or a figure 8 puffer. The only reason I've been hesitant about the puffer is a) for the sake of the fins of my other fish, and b) for the sake of my shark, who might make a meal out of him and I'd end up losing both of them. I love the little puffers, but should I even try it? Should they be bought in pairs, threes, schools, or singly? I'd like my fish to keep their fins, and nobody is aggressive at all except when the big mono chases the little mono. Would these guys wreak havoc on my tank?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
It's a 30 gal. tall tank, and the salinity usually stays pretty low, around 1.008, but when I do water changes I sometimes get it as high as 1.014. I have a phosphate pad on a little Duetto stuck to the side as well as an Emperor 400 with carbon/zeolite and sponges.
I currently have a 7" silvertip shark, 3 red chromides, 2 adult mollies, one black knight goby, 2 mono argentus (one 5" and one only 2 1/2" mouth to tail) and 2 scats. As soon as I can find them, I'm going to get another goby and 2 or 3 more monos.
I've also been thinking about getting a green/spotted/leopard puffer or a figure 8 puffer. The only reason I've been hesitant about the puffer is a) for the sake of the fins of my other fish, and b) for the sake of my shark, who might make a meal out of him and I'd end up losing both of them. I love the little puffers, but should I even try it? Should they be bought in pairs, threes, schools, or singly? I'd like my fish to keep their fins, and nobody is aggressive at all except when the big mono chases the little mono. Would these guys wreak havoc on my tank?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
I'm overfiltering (Emperor 400 on a 30 gal. tank) and everybody's still fairly small (excepting the shark), so it really isn't overcrowded. Yet. But yes, I do plan to upgrade, it's just a matter of finding a tank right now.
), and 10"-12" is not that uncommon in large home aquaria....so you may be looking at more around 350G to house your current bunch a couple of years down the line.
