I was thinking about getting a freshwater flounder and was wondering if anyone has one, and if they could tell me what they think about it.
Freshwater Flounder
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There are several that will live in freshwater when young, most do better with brackish but some like the Achiropsis natterei are true freshwater fish, that one is from the amazon. They all tend to be fin nippers and like live food. To say more I would need the species.
The lined sole is a brackish fish that will live in fresh water while young but tends to die younger and smaller without salt (at least 1 teaspoon per gallon). It will eat flake or granules while small but prefers small inverts and baby fish. It seldom lives long enough in fresh water to reach it's full size of around 7". It comes from the southern coastal waters of the US and tolerates tropical temps quite well. As an adult it will eat guppy to small molly sized fish and small shrimp as well as worms. It is very similar except in temp. requirements to the dabs I used to keep from the river in Wa state. It would do well in a molly tank with some pipefish until it got big enough to eat them and shiner perch as an adult. You could keep one for life in a 29g easily. They sometimes nip fins but are peaceful enough with its own kind and fish to big to eat. This information is a mix of my own exp. and several fact sites.
Oh, they grow slowlyso it would take acouple years to go from 2"to adult.
Oh, they grow slowlyso it would take acouple years to go from 2"to adult.
I have a fresh water flounder, he's pretty cool I love that guy, he hasnt nipped at my fish he leaves them alone, my fish dont pick on him, he stays content he's neat to watch sometimes also. He doesnt need live food he eats off the flakes, freezdried worms and pellets that sinks to the bottom, hes about 2 1/2 inches so I guess I'll watch for this eats live food thing, so far so good without it.
I saw a full grown freshwater flounder in an aquarium shop around here, he seemed fine in staright up fresh water, I asked the guy about it, he said he was perfeclty healthy, they've had him for about a monthacidburn470 said:
Guppy only discussed one species of Freshwater Flounder that is why I asked are there ones that are only freshwater. Cause he described the Brackish species