Starting Brackish Maybe

[neilrufc27]

Hi all,

I will be setting up my Rio 180 up in my new (ish) house. After years of keeping Tropical fish I fancy going Brackish. I have always fancied Marine but realise its not an easy / cheap job. As my tank is not up yet I am wanting to research what goes into keeping a good tank and what fish will be suitable for me. I dont want to rush into it and end up my dying fish as its not fair to them. Can anyone give me some advise setting up from scratch - websites and books worth buying please?

Thanks

 

[Breeze7050]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=42435
Just read that! Plenty of information in there. Going brackish is really pretty easy to do! Assuming you get all the things you need. Maintenance wise it's really no different than a tropical tank.

 

[crazie.eddie]

I used to have a brackish tank. I had a puffer, Mono sabae, & an archer. The only thing different I did, compared to my FW tanks, was that I setup a 20 gallon container to prepare the water. You cannot add the salt directly into the fish tank, becuase salt dissolves at a slow rate. Therefore, you need to prepare the water prior doing the water change.

 

[sallymander_1]

Heres another site that my be helpful

http/badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html

Good luck

 

[nmonks]

If you haven't already looked it over, my Brackish Water Aquarium FAQ has been running for about 10 years now, and covers most of the basics. In terms of books my book is out any time soon (I was sent a preview copy last week) and there's also an excellent Aqualog book that has a somewhat different focus. My book is essentially brackish aquaria in all their forms, while the Aqualog book is primarily mid to high-end salinity fishes.

http/homepage.mac.com/nmonks/aquaria/brackfaqpart1.html

Cheers, Neale

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

Don't forget that you can always ask anything on this site and get a number of expert replies. Prettymuch everyone who's a regular on this forum knows their brackish stuff.

SLC

 

[nmonks]

Yes, brackish water aquaria are essentially straightforward. The key thing really is to appreciate that some species need a low salinity and others a high salinity. So you can divide all of the fishes into three main groups:

Low salinity (SG 1.005 or less): Either salt-tolerant freshwater fish (e.g., spiny eels, kribs) or truly low-end brackish water fish (e.g., knight gobies, glassfish).
Mid salinity (SG 1.008-1.012): Typically euryhaline, meaning they will adapt to anything, but a middling salinity works fine. Examples include most species of mono, all scats, some archers, shark catfish, and things like violet gobies and clay gobies.
High salinity (SG 1.010+): Generally marine fish with some tolerance of freshwater, either foraging in brackish water or breeding there. Examples include many Arothron spp. puffers and Lutjanus spp. snappers.

Once you understand these differences, you can choose your livestock easily.

Cheers, Neale

Going brackish is really pretty easy to do! Assuming you get all the things you need. Maintenance wise it's really no different than a tropical tank.

 

[pdwds68]

If you haven't already looked it over, my Brackish Water Aquarium FAQ has been running for about 10 years now, and covers most of the basics. In terms of books my book is out any time soon (I was sent a preview copy last week) and there's also an excellent Aqualog book that has a somewhat different focus. My book is essentially brackish aquaria in all their forms, while the Aqualog book is primarily mid to high-end salinity fishes.

http/homepage.mac.com/nmonks/aquaria/brackfaqpart1.html

Cheers, Neale

Can't wait to get my copy!!!!!!!!!