View Full Version : Small Brackish tank.
ShadowVengance
01-07-2006, 8:23 PM
Is it worth making a small tank brackish? like, a 5 gallon to keep a puffer. I was wondering about it, maybe it'd be a cool species tank? Or would that be cruel?
Ive also been wondering about the whole brackish process, I've googled it, but if anyone has any pointers on what it takes to make a brackish tank for a n00b it'd be cool :D
thamunsta
01-09-2006, 1:28 AM
man ur a noob LOL JK yah definately doit ill be there to pick u up when all fails and when u need the tears smacked off your face IM the man whos gonna be there to kick u in the ribs when your down and out........ill tell u to get up and try again ohh! and it seems some of the hardier sw inverts can be acclimated to brackish over a period of about a day 8-10 hours not sure about success with this but it would be somthing to experiment with GOOD LUCK maby some bumble bee gobies ive always liked them. :)
Butis Butis
Butis Butis
Butis Butis
Greatest brackish fish ever :) (IMO)
thamunsta
01-09-2006, 3:10 AM
maby one of these for the brackish tank fw fishes can always be acclimated u know :)
ShadowVengance
01-09-2006, 5:15 PM
maby one of these for the brackish tank fw fishes can always be acclimated u know :)
:eek: :( :swear: I miss my zigzag! **** on you! lol.
I like bumblee bee goby!!!! woo!
butis look sweet , but i already had the gobey in mind.
Any puffers or inverts that's be good??
stotty
01-09-2006, 5:35 PM
Green Scats :thumbsup: but will need biger tank but best brackish fish
jenBLKAROWANA
01-09-2006, 5:42 PM
I have a 90 gal brackish tank going right now....I have my salt level at somewhere between 1.013 + 1.016....The fish I have in there are Scats, Monos, Knight gobies, and Chromides......
The ones that would do well in that small of a tank would be the Knight Gobies or the Chromides....The max size on them would be about 4".....The Chromides I have are what they call, "red" or "orange" I love those guys...They are cichilids, and if in a tank that small would have to be the only ones in there, they can be territorial little ba$tards...they are in my 90 gal......
I also have succesfully converted some red legged reef hermits to brackish...you can also try blue legged crabs too....They eat the left over food and they love algae....
Good luck! I would say that a 15 gallon may be too small for a brackish, just like salt, you sould have a tank size of 29 gallons or more...you would get a more accurate reading of the salt content....
Jen ;)
ShadowVengance
01-09-2006, 7:32 PM
thanks, I might try converting the crabs :)
I dont want to make a larger brackish tank, because i want to put this 5 gallon to use. :)
how long did it take you to convert the crabs?
Don4921
01-11-2006, 4:58 PM
Sounds like a good idea to setup a small tank because my fish store has a small two-gallon tank with pea puffers in it and some live plants. GOOD LUCK!! :D
Don4921
01-11-2006, 5:05 PM
hey or how bout a fw clown loach acclimated to brackish remember acclimation takes about ten hours!
jenBLKAROWANA
01-11-2006, 5:19 PM
thanks, I might try converting the crabs :)
I dont want to make a larger brackish tank, because i want to put this 5 gallon to use. :)
how long did it take you to convert the crabs?
Well....First you have to have your tank set to a specific salinity (I would do a 1.016)....then when you go the LFS, find out what the salinity is in the tanks with the crabs....When you get them home, put them into a container WITH the water they are in....Then have a drip line set up from your tank to the container....make sure its drip is like 1 per second.....Then let them sit in there for about 2 hours....you should then use your hydrometer to see where they are at....you want them to get to where your tank is at....Once it is complete, you can put them into your tank! I also like to throw shrimp pellets and algae wafers in there for them, especially if there is none growing yet.....
Jen ;)
P.S.
I also use KENT MARINE: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS for the health of the crabs...It adds the minerals back into the tank that are taken out from the filters, and the water changes.....ALSO.....make sure you use a good sea salt....I use OCEANIC NATURAL SEA SALT....Its very fine and it disolves quick....you want to mix the salt in a container and add it that way, do not just dump it into the tank...
Ok...DONE!!!
Jen ;)
rodsboys
01-11-2006, 7:47 PM
Sounds like a good idea to setup a small tank because my fish store has a small two-gallon tank with pea puffers in it and some live plants. GOOD LUCK!! :D
Those are freshwater fish.
rodsboys
01-11-2006, 7:48 PM
hey or how bout a fw clown loach acclimated to brackish remember acclimation takes about ten hours!
It's a 5 gallon.
ShadowVengance
01-11-2006, 11:10 PM
thanks alot everyone.
jenBLKAROWANA, that doesnt sound as hard as i imagined! Im gonna go to the lfs as soon as i can. :D :D:D:D
do you think i could keep bumble bee gobies with the crabs? like 1 maybe? or would the crab make a meal of it?
smallguy
01-17-2006, 9:13 PM
i wouldnt mix the two, crabs would deffinitly make a meal of them, i would say go with a bumblebee goby, a small hafebeak and maybe a pair of platys (or other live bearer of your choice)
Get at least a 75gallon. I have Mono Sebaes,Scats,Shark Cats,Puffers,Dragon Gobies,Archer Fish.
Danyal
07-18-2007, 12:38 PM
<i wouldnt mix the two, crabs would deffinitly make a meal of them, i would say go with a bumblebee goby, a small hafebeak and maybe a pair of platys (or other live bearer of your choice)>
dude, it's a 5g tank not a 15g. just go with a couple hermit crabs and a pair of guppies(or endlers) or a pair of bumblebee gobies. you don't want to overload the tank.
Pufferpunk
08-11-2007, 1:30 AM
Halfbeaks will outgrow a 5g. Stick with either 1 crab or 2-3 BBGs.
Pea puffers are strictly FW & require 3-5g ea.
Clown loaches are not BW. They come from soft water, which is the opposite of BW. There are no BW puffers that will fit in that tank.
I also use KENT MARINE: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS for the health of the crabs...It adds the minerals back into the tank that are taken out from the filters, and the water changes.....ALSO.....make sure you use a good sea salt....I use OCEANIC NATURAL SEA SALT....Its very fine and it disolves quick....you want to mix the salt in a container and add it that way, do not just dump it into the tank...
I don't understand why you are waisting your $$$ on this product. It is for replacing essencial elements that a skimmer removes. BW does not need this. I use the cheapest salt I can find for BW.