Catfish that can survive brackish water?

[KittyKatFish100]

I've been nostalgic lately and wanting to set up my 55 gallon molly tank again. I did it wrong the first time having completely fresh water. I know mollies need brackish so I will be committing to a brackish tank. I had cories before and I've heard they don't like salt so I'm wondering what type of catfish I could have in a brackish 55 for life? I know about the bull shark cats but they get too big. If there aren't any ideal cats then what other bottom feeder could I put in there? Thanks in advance

 

[joe jaskot]

I've kept and bred mollies for years and never added salt to their water. Salt isn't necessary if your water is hard and alkaline.

 

[kcrandall758]

columbian sharks thrive in brackish water

 

[KittyKatFish100]

I tried keeping my mollies in fresh but they didn't thrive in it. Besides, I think I'd like a challenge doing a brack tank and I think I was thinking of columbian sharks lol they have so many different names. They get too large for me though. Any bottom dwellers that survive in brackish would be good if I could find them

 

[probassfisher010]

Dragon Goby is very neat and is brackish, also there are some other gobies that are also very cool, such as violet goby, and bumblebee goby.

 

[KittyKatFish100]

I thought about gobies but didn't know if they get too big that they might eat the mollies. I was thinking maybe a small eel might do..

 

[wantokeeptrout]

dragons are too big but you could do bumblebee or knight gobies among others i don't know enough about

 

[KittyKatFish100]

The bumblebees look sweet! It'd just be a matter of tracking them down..

 

[m1ste2tea]

columbian sharks and even iridescent sharks are brackish

 

[cudamaster13]

there are also certain types of flounder that can survive brackish