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Earlier on, I'd dissolve salt in a cup and then pour the brine into the tank slowly, but I'm in no hurry to increase the salinity now:- the tank is moderately planted, well fed, and going through its cycle nicely. Maybe in a week it will be ready for 3 mollies. :fish: There is actually one...

I think the biggest risk is that adding the puffer may cause an ammonia spike, depending on how much of a bio-load he represents compared to the rest of the tank's inhabitants. If he's a significant addition, you could see a significant increase in toxins. Solution? Start feeding the tank what...

Thanks very much for your helpful answers. The tank is up and running, with a dozen loose anacharis sprays, a bunch of dried ocean plankton (since none of my fish would ever touch it, I thought I'd cut out the middleman). Here's hoping that between the food and the bacteria on the plants -- and...

Some staff will know what they are talking about, some will not, and some will try to give you a reassuring answer - perhaps so that you will make a purchase and leave feeling happy. After all, no matter how badly it goes for you, next time they see you, there will probably be another product...

Thanks for your help, folks. I was afraid that the BBGs might not work out. Okay... I guess my next question is, could/should I get more gobies or mollies? I want to make sure that there are enough of them that they're happy. I do know that "one inch per gallon" only applies to one inch fish...

I am going to get a 75 gallon tank any day now. This will be my first brackish tank, so I don't know much about how the fish will interact. I was planning on stocking it with the following:- 4 x Knight Goby (stigmatogobius sadanundio) 2 x Bumblebee Goby (brachygobius xanthozoa) 1 x Dusky...