10 Gallon Brackish Stock Suggestion

[erk628]

I was wondering what kind of brackish fish I could put in a 10 gallon. I'm thinking of puffers but not sure if there are any that I can put in a 10 gallon. Any ideas guys.


Thanks
EB

 

[nmonks]

Puffers (the brackish water species at least) are a bit big for a 10 gallon. I'd think about a mix of gobies, shrimps, and nerite snails and go for a "rock pool" type aquarium a bit like a mini-reef. Bumblebee gobies are the obvious choice, but there are plenty of others that are suitable, such as desert gobies and species of Redigobius and Acentrogobius. New gobies turn up all the time, and it's more a question of spotting them and figuring out what they are than anything else. As a rule, practically every goby traded is small and tolerant of low-end brackish. There are some big gobies, but they're well known and easy to avoid. Sleeper gobies are more of a mixed bag, and tend to be larger and more predatory. To give some idea of what's on the market, take a look at Frank's Aquarium. He's a mail-order retailer in the US, and makes a good effort to identify stuff before sale.

http/www.franksaquarium.com/

Cheers, Neale

 

[erk628]

Puffers (the brackish water species at least) are a bit big for a 10 gallon. I'd think about a mix of gobies, shrimps, and nerite snails and go for a "rock pool" type aquarium a bit like a mini-reef. Bumblebee gobies are the obvious choice, but there are plenty of others that are suitable, such as desert gobies and species of Redigobius and Acentrogobius. New gobies turn up all the time, and it's more a question of spotting them and figuring out what they are than anything else. As a rule, practically every goby traded is small and tolerant of low-end brackish. There are some big gobies, but they're well known and easy to avoid. Sleeper gobies are more of a mixed bag, and tend to be larger and more predatory. To give some idea of what's on the market, take a look at Frank's Aquarium. He's a mail-order retailer in the US, and makes a good effort to identify stuff before sale.

http/www.franksaquarium.com/

Cheers, Neale

Thanks alot nmonks you were a big help!

 

[kjharve]

Bumblebee gobies would be great as you could have quite a few, they should be pretty active too. Just make sure they have plenty of hiding places to stop them fighting over territory.