So I've got a friend who is an avid diver and has always wanted to do a native saltwater tank with the fish he sees when he is diving around Long Island. I've really only done freshwater tanks and I have very little advice to give him. I know he needs to pick small species but I can't seem to find much info for him on small species. He takes care of my tanks when I'm away so I want to help him out.
Native Saltwater
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There are a number of killies, blennies, and gobies along the coast there that would make good aquarium inhabitants. Their care is pretty basic; room temp, FOWLR or even FO is fine, flake food and small live foods, etc. There a couple of native salt keepers on the NANFA site.
hope it works out. i've always wanted to have a huge native salt tank but i know it'll never happen
How big of a tank is he planning? I've done several native sw tanks. I've kept tiny gobies, killifish, bull minnows, grass shrimp, seabass, searobin, inshore lizardfish, northern puffers, and others I'm probably forgetting. A real cool monster is the oyster cracker. Or maybe a stargazer, just be careful cleaning the tank, or they'll shock ya! Anyway's, give us a tank size, and the type of areas he dives, and maybe we can make some reccomendations to you.
Just3542, I was referring to the habitat type. Knowing where he see's what he likes would help.
I've caught plenty of butterflyfish in OC, MD. I thought that lionfish were pacific, though.
I've caught plenty of butterflyfish in OC, MD. I thought that lionfish were pacific, though.
Oh, did not know that! Maybe I'll get a chance to cellect some this late summer/early fall. That would be allright, my sons getting old enough not to stick his hand in any tanks i tell him not to, so I can start keeping venemous or toothy fish again. It was funny, he got attacked by his bluegill. The first time scared him, the second time he laughed. This is during tank maintenance by the way, I don't encourage, or even allow, him to play with the fish.