Native FL Brackish Tank?

[___James___]

I have a 125 and I’m tossing around the idea of a Native Brackish tank. I live near a Brackish water source and it wouldn’t be hard to collect some cool stuff. Would a small school of Mangrove Snapper, aka Grey Snapper, (Lutjunus griseus) be fine in there for life? Tankmates? Suggestions?

 

[kno4te]

Both get big for a 125g. Need lot of space to swim.

 

[itrebebag99]

You got all sorts of cool little killis, too down there.

 

[___James___]

You got all sorts of cool little killis, too down there.

Yeah I’ve got some really cool smaller fish in the flato, but I’m looking for a predator.

 

[itrebebag99]

Yeah I’ve got some really cool smaller fish in the flato, but I’m looking for a predator.

Mayans are brackish... that might be cool to have...

 

[___James___]

Mayans are brackish... that might be cool to have...

Good idea!

 

[Kris P Bacon]

Good idea!

I live in arcadia, all my fish are from the Peace river. It is brackish (to a degree) I have mosquito fish, sail fin mollies, plecos, hoplo cats, and some minnow that looks like a fathead minnow and ten grass shrimp.
Jewel cichlids are also common but not good community members.

 

[brackishdude]

There are some great little brackish fish in your area. I'm keeping a brackish 180 gal tank with Louisiana natives I caught over the last few yrs

Here is a great site for ideas

http://forum.nanfa.org/

 

[___James___]

There are some great little brackish fish in your area. I'm keeping a brackish 180 gal tank with Louisiana natives I caught over the last few yrs

Here is a great site for ideas

http://forum.nanfa.org/

Thanks! Your setup sounds pretty cool, btw.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Yeah I’ve got some really cool smaller fish in the flato, but I’m looking for a predator.

Mangrove snappers get fairly big, one member had a 30 incher.

How about: a lionfish and a river eel?
You could constantly be filling the tank with
Mollies,brackish prawns and shrimp, mosquitofish etc for them to eat