picked up an oddball

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i was at my lfs the other day and walked past a tank with 3 dragon gobies. never had one but it definantly sparked my interest so didnt really have a choice but to get one lol. what do u guys think?
 

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Is that the same thing they sell at LFSs and Walmart and such as "Dragon Eel" or "Dragon fish"?

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Awesome fish but I believe they need brackish water as adults.

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Awesome fish but I believe they need brackish water as adults.

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thats wat i was just reading up on, i have some drift wood i'm going to throw in the tank. whats this i hear about them needing salt water as adults too?
 

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Is that the same thing they sell at LFSs and Walmart and such as "Dragon Eel" or "Dragon fish"?

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i'm not too sure, iv never seen them at walmart but i believe those are their other common names
 

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Yes, those do require brackish water. They don't need to be in pure saltwater as adults but they don't do very well in pure freshwater. Unless you can set up a separate tank for it meeting its correct conditions, I'd suggest returning it.


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Yes, those do require brackish water. They don't need to be in pure saltwater as adults but they don't do very well in pure freshwater. Unless you can set up a separate tank for it meeting its correct conditions, I'd suggest returning it.


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i do have aquarium salt at my disposal, i probably should have researched it more but the guy at the lfs failed to mention this to me, not a big deal i have no problem conversting my 90 into a brackish tank. this is definantly all quite new to me and this being my first brackish tank i'm pretty excited!
 

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Aquarium salt won't make your water brackish.
 
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