brickabrackish
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Hi!
I'm sure I'll get screamed at, but I inherited a 150 gallon *brackish and hard water* pond tank from a relative, and I'm in easy access to the breeder of these fish. Along with three Violet Gobies and a few Sailfin Mollies, my tank came with swordtails, mollies not of the sail fin variety, platies, Australian Ranibows, Blood Fin Tetras, and even a pair of small Koi. All of these fish were born in this water composition, and were owned for at least a year or three by my relative before he became too ill to care for them. I would never say it's smart to go to your local pet store and dump their fish into a brackish tank, but all of my fish were born and raised in brackish, as well as very hard, water. In fact, I did try to wean a few of these fish very gradually to fresh water, and all died by the seventh water change, though I had not removed all of the salt yet. Forget softening the water, my well water is hard enough to walk on, but if I soften the water, the fish die. I've only had my fish for three months, and the only ones who died were the ones I experimented with. So, what I guess I'm saying is, isn't there something to be said for what kind of water the fish were originally birthed and raised in? My gobies arrived thin and dull colored, but they have made a huge rebound in the time I've had them, and all of my other fish are very vivid, active, and have enormous appetites. The only thing I'm doing different from the original owner is that I'm adding and rotating through more food choices, and more real veggies, cooked and pureed of course. I'm also able to clean the tank more often and thoroughly than the disabled former owner could. Okay, I'll adopt my pseudo-Karate stance and await your input... 8) Thanks!
I'm sure I'll get screamed at, but I inherited a 150 gallon *brackish and hard water* pond tank from a relative, and I'm in easy access to the breeder of these fish. Along with three Violet Gobies and a few Sailfin Mollies, my tank came with swordtails, mollies not of the sail fin variety, platies, Australian Ranibows, Blood Fin Tetras, and even a pair of small Koi. All of these fish were born in this water composition, and were owned for at least a year or three by my relative before he became too ill to care for them. I would never say it's smart to go to your local pet store and dump their fish into a brackish tank, but all of my fish were born and raised in brackish, as well as very hard, water. In fact, I did try to wean a few of these fish very gradually to fresh water, and all died by the seventh water change, though I had not removed all of the salt yet. Forget softening the water, my well water is hard enough to walk on, but if I soften the water, the fish die. I've only had my fish for three months, and the only ones who died were the ones I experimented with. So, what I guess I'm saying is, isn't there something to be said for what kind of water the fish were originally birthed and raised in? My gobies arrived thin and dull colored, but they have made a huge rebound in the time I've had them, and all of my other fish are very vivid, active, and have enormous appetites. The only thing I'm doing different from the original owner is that I'm adding and rotating through more food choices, and more real veggies, cooked and pureed of course. I'm also able to clean the tank more often and thoroughly than the disabled former owner could. Okay, I'll adopt my pseudo-Karate stance and await your input... 8) Thanks!
