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Other than mollies can other freshwater fish be compatable in a sal****er
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"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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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. ------- I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know! |
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![]() "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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![]() 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 ------- I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know! |
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