suitable freshwater fish for sal****er

[Paul[_2_]]

Other than mollies can other freshwater fish be compatable in a sal****er
marine reef tank

[Pszemol]

"Paul" > wrote in message ...
> Other than mollies can other freshwater fish be compatable in a sal****er
> marine reef tank

Mollies are not really freshwater... they are brackish water fish.
From the all brackish water fish they are the cheapest, so here is
the reason for popularity...
I am sure many typical brackish water fish can be adopted to full
strenght sal****er environment, but why would you like to do it?
They are used to take big salinity fluctuations but living long time
in fresh or fully sal****er most definitelly shortes their lifespan.

[~Mr. McDonald~]

Thats bull****..............where is the proof it shortens their
lifespan? I have figure eight puffers i nsal****er for years now
doing just fine as well as mollies........Get a clue Pszemol or give
proof other than speculaiton. Afterall your always looking for bona
fide proof so why would we or anyone else expect any different from
you.

On Sun, 6 May 2007 09:13:42 -0500, "Pszemol" >
wrote:

<<>>"Paul" > wrote in message ...
<<>>> Other than mollies can other freshwater fish be compatable in a sal****er
<<>>> marine reef tank
<<>>
<<>>Mollies are not really freshwater... they are brackish water fish.
<<>>From the all brackish water fish they are the cheapest, so here is
<<>>the reason for popularity...
<<>>I am sure many typical brackish water fish can be adopted to full
<<>>strenght sal****er environment, but why would you like to do it?
<<>>They are used to take big salinity fluctuations but living long time
<<>>in fresh or fully sal****er most definitelly shortes their lifespan.



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[swarvegorilla]

"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
> "Paul" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Other than mollies can other freshwater fish be compatable in a sal****er
>> marine reef tank
>
> Mollies are not really freshwater... they are brackish water fish.
> From the all brackish water fish they are the cheapest, so here is
> the reason for popularity...
> I am sure many typical brackish water fish can be adopted to full
> strenght sal****er environment, but why would you like to do it?
> They are used to take big salinity fluctuations but living long time
> in fresh or fully sal****er most definitelly shortes their lifespan.


Where abouts in the world do you live Paul?
There really are a lot of fish that can handle different amounts of time in
salt/fresh water.
Your best bet is to go fishing in the tidal area of a river and see what you
catch.
Check the laws and size regs, and bring a battery powered air pump to
transport.
Stuff like Scats, target fish, mono,bream, flathead, gars can all be kept
with a small amount of salt or full salt.
I use enuf to be able to use skimmers.
I like skimmers

[Pondmeister]

The green spotted leopard and the figure eight puffers can be adapted
to full salt water without a problem. I have one that is over a year
in 1.026 SG water....a nice big fat green spotted leopard
puffer........I take em up from FW and 0 salt content by .02
increments daily until I hit what I want for my SG target (1.026) Fish
looks totally different in SW than it ever did n FW and does much
better overall....
On Sun, 20 May 2007 17:20:24 +1000, "swarvegorilla"
> wrote:

<<>>
<<>>"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
<<>>> "Paul" > wrote in message
<<>>> ...
<<>>>> Other than mollies can other freshwater fish be compatable in a sal****er
<<>>>> marine reef tank
<<>>>
<<>>> Mollies are not really freshwater... they are brackish water fish.
<<>>> From the all brackish water fish they are the cheapest, so here is
<<>>> the reason for popularity...
<<>>> I am sure many typical brackish water fish can be adopted to full
<<>>> strenght sal****er environment, but why would you like to do it?
<<>>> They are used to take big salinity fluctuations but living long time
<<>>> in fresh or fully sal****er most definitelly shortes their lifespan.
<<>>
<<>>
<<>>Where abouts in the world do you live Paul?
<<>>There really are a lot of fish that can handle different amounts of time in
<<>>salt/fresh water.
<<>>Your best bet is to go fishing in the tidal area of a river and see what you
<<>>catch.
<<>>Check the laws and size regs, and bring a battery powered air pump to
<<>>transport.
<<>>Stuff like Scats, target fish, mono,bream, flathead, gars can all be kept
<<>>with a small amount of salt or full salt.
<<>>I use enuf to be able to use skimmers.
<<>>I like skimmers
<<>>



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