I bought a flounder....

[Elise]

I took a trip to the lps yesterday, just narrowly avoiding buying a betta and an endler. But then my friend saw the flounders in the guppy tank. She offered to buy me two (as she killed the upsidedown catfish I bought for her). I asked the fish guy how to care for them. He said they could go in with my guppies in my 10 gal. I just read they are brackish. I've seen these flounders in the guppy tank at the store for a couple of weeks. Could I be super lucky and have gotten some of the actual freshwaters? Or am I just killing them slowly??? I need advice!

 

[Teelie]

Probably killing them slowly. Lucky for you your guppies can survive fine in brackish water too. Not sure they can live in a 10g though.

 

[Elise]

Okay, I'll probably take them back.

 

[Earthgirl]

Flounders can be kept in fresh water, but will need brakish later down the road......

I made the same mistake earlier in the fish keeping game