That's just not right

[amehel0]

i saw them at petco and they always say brackish!! idk much about them but im pretty damn sure you can have them in freshwater for a while if not their entire life span. the majority of brackish fish are not brackish at all, their so accepting to fresh or marine depending on the fish that i couldnt possibly call that true brackish!! could you??

since when do you trust chain petstores

 

[Scuba Kid]

Actually, youa re very wrong sweeTang21. In their natural habitats, brackish fish live in brackish conditions and many even live their adult lives in full Marine conditions. Sure, the salinity fluctuates, but for most brackish fish, their lifespan is shortened when they are forced to live in full freshwater for their whole lives.
And I agree with amhel0, who in their sane mind who actually knows something about fish would ever trust petco or any large chain pet store? Most pet stores should not be trusted at all due to the fact that they are not out to make sure every one of their fish goes to a good home, they are making money.

 

[sixpack_ey]

To Danny,
Does aquarium salt read the same as marine salt on a hydrometer?( I know maybe stupid question, just don't know about brackish or salt water tanks. )
I use aquarium salt (one teaspoon per ten gallons)
According to the hydrometer (if I'm reading it right) its at 1.000, I'll have my daughter double check when she gets home, she knows more about brackish water then I do.

FYI, for a brackish water aquarium, you need to use marine salt, not aquarium salt, which doesn't have any of the necessary trace elements.

 

[danny]

FYI, for a brackish water aquarium, you need to use marine salt, not aquarium salt, which doesn't have any of the necessary trace elements.

sixpack ,fyi ,if you read the thread you will see that he has not got a brackish tank its fw

 

[aravenschild]

To anyone still interested,
The gobies still in fresh water and has grown almost an inch since the photos were posted. (I guess he was saving up that growth spurt, for when he got moved to the bigger tank.)

To Danny,
Having any better luck with yours?

 

[danny]

To anyone still interested,
The gobies still in fresh water and has grown almost an inch since the photos were posted. (I guess he was saving up that growth spurt, for when he got moved to the bigger tank.)

To Danny,
Having any better luck with yours?

not really, he is still very skinny,cant figure it out ,no ones buging him,he has no competition for food,i am thinking of lowering the salt level to a minimum at the moment it is 0.006

 

[aravenschild]

Danny,
I'm not sure if you said, but how big is the tank you have your dragon in? Do you have enough room to build several caves and /or overhangs? And what type on substrata do you use?
The reason I ask is mine spends most of its day going from cave to cave, and its not unusal to see it modifying the caves. (Moving the gravel around or even completely out of the cave) Mine has always (at least since I got it) been on natural colored pea gravel.
Also, no ones ever said (and I may be wrong) but I would think that there are varying strenghts of brackish water in nature.... everyone says brackish, but at what percent? Maybe they are born in fresh water and slowly move their way down stream to brackish water, gradually acclamating on the way.
Mine is just under ten inches, and if they get as big as they are reported to get, then maybe we are still dealing with juveniles that need less salt in the water (fresh to low brackish) Or I could just be blowing smoke.......

 

[Fish Room Plus]

They feel more at home with a sand substrate, might help
Alex

 

[aravenschild]

To Alex at fish room plus,
Not to start a fight with someone who apparently has more posts then I do, but do you actually READ the posts that you respond to?????

I will be the first to admit that I don't know that much about violet gobies, I was letting Danny and anyone else reading this what I've kept my violet gobie in and on, and with whom. Not to mention what it has been eatting.
Yes, I've been told they should be kept in brackish water, but my hasn't been. I've had it in fresh water for nearly 3 years and mine is active, eats very well (almost too well), and is apparently healthy. Look at the pictures........
I suggest you read the whole thread before adding your two cents.
OK, now that I've probably got myself kicked off and/or banned, it was nice chatting with all of you.
Danny, good luck with your dragon

 

[dragonfish]

Alex is right. They love rooting around in the sand looking for food and redecorating you tank.