What to keep in a brackish 80gal tank?

Xeno

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Hey,
since I am selling a lot of my stock one of my 80gals (4ft long) is pretty much empty right now.
I am thinking about making it a brackish tank keeping my Gobioides broussonnetii in there.
IF this tank becomes a brackish one a Gymnothorax tile will move in guaranteed.
But what to keep with those species?
I don't want to go for Poecilia, puffers or gobies like Stigmatogobius or Brachygobius.
IF gobies then 2-3 more dragon gobies.
The tank is too small for scats, monos or Ariopsis which sucks 'cause those are beautiful fish.
Etroplus maculatus could be an option.
Toxotes jaculatrix as well.
But what species would be possible as well?
 

Madou

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Crowd it with Gymnothorax :D

Not sure on a 80 gal for toxotes.

I would say some puffers, but not sure they fare well with fragile tank mates.
 

Xeno

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Hey,
got the moray!
And it loves bloodworms.

A single jaculatrix would be fine a group won't work in a tank this small.
Puffers sure are interesting BUT first I do not know if they leave the goby and moray alone and second I've gotta breed snails to keep them.
 

tlindsey

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Hey,
got the moray!
And it loves bloodworms.

A single jaculatrix would be fine a group won't work in a tank this small.
Puffers sure are interesting BUT first I do not know if they leave the goby and moray alone and second I've gotta breed snails to keep them.



Offer pellet food also until it starts eating them. Bloodworms lack nutrients.
 
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