Robsue
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2013
- Messages
- 36
I'm looking at staring a brackish tank as a stepping stone towards marine. Anyone got any experience with this and advice would be appreciated
I'm looking at staring a brackish tank as a stepping stone towards marine. Anyone got any experience with this and advice would be appreciated
SW is no more difficult to keep than BW. It is actually cheaper to keep SW because live rock/sand means less water changes. If you want SW I would jump in to SW. No need for the BW stepping stone. Most people keep BW becasue the species they love requires it. I kept it because I keep Green Spotted Puffers and love GSP's.
Livebearer can live in brackish water but they are essentially freshwater fish that prefer harder water. Fish that you will find in LFS have been bred and raised in freshwater and will take very slow acclimation to be able to live in brackish or saltwater. So while you can get them there they are probably not the best for a brackish water tank.
SW is no more difficult to keep than BW. It is actually cheaper to keep SW because live rock/sand means less water changes. If you want SW I would jump in to SW. No need for the BW stepping stone. Most people keep BW becasue the species they love requires it. I kept it because I keep Green Spotted Puffers and love GSP's.