I didnt mean I wanted to do it with a flowerhorn, just wanted to do it in general. If I did it, it would probably be with a guppy or molly, or a puffer.
Saltwater flowerhorn
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that's cool. Mollies can go brackish. I once had a leopard puffer I got as fresh and slowly over a very long time acclimated it to full salt. i loved that fish.
orbit;3708496; said:
good explanation Jesse I've also heard stories like this. It's like how half the freshwater puffers they sell at stores are really brackish. They don't tell people that before they sell them and people think they're okay but the fish will never thrive because the water chemistry is not right. Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should. Like you said also it will cut the fishes life expectancy in half if not more.
If you're interested in a fish you can keep in fresh and saltwater look up uropthalmus / mayan / false red terrors.
jr monster fish;3708628; said:
thats diffrent, those spiecies evolved in flux conditions so there kidnys can keep up, but placing a flowerhorn or any other soft water fish is just crule. they would feel like crap and would die of kidny failer because they would be working over time and are not equiped to do that as salt water fish
Sorry to hear that Unwyred, but as I understand it saltwater aquariums arent especially easy to manage so I guess a certain number of losses are to be expected, from one reason or another...
But naturally, Ill continue to read the thread, and wish the both of you good luck with the endeavor, and keep us posted will ya...
But naturally, Ill continue to read the thread, and wish the both of you good luck with the endeavor, and keep us posted will ya...
that sucks for the fish I bet. Probably the longest torture any fish can have but it just cant tell you.
i am totally against it as each fish is meant to be kept in a particular kind of enviornment DO NOT BREAK THE RULES OF NATURE
