eschaton
Fishaholic
Hey all.
I currently have two 20 gallon freshwater. The fish were originally all meant for the same tank, but I overbought when I first got into the hobby, and needed to buy an emergency tank to split up the ranks.
Probably within a few months, I'm going to get a much larger freshwater tank (40ish gallons) and a nano (for my cherry shrimp and DAFs mainly) and split the current tank inhabitants between them. Which would leave me with two 20 gallons to do interesting things with. Thus my brackish idea.
I mostly want brackish because I want a crab. From what I gather Red Claw or Fiddler would be best, though I realize in both cases, I'd need to come up with some sort of land setup which would really limit the gallons to work with. Assuming I use rock piles instead of sand, I could probably still have around 15 gallons worth though. The only brackish fish that realy interest me are teeny ones like bumblebee gobies and "freshwater" pipefish. I'd also probably be interested in learning how to condition my guppies for a lightly brackish tank. Also moving over my nerites, some malaysian trumpets, either rehoming or getting new shrimp, etc.
I'd really like mangroves in there. I've read about them and they seem a fascinating addition. I'm a bit concerned how they work practically in a brackish aquaria though. I have plant lights right now which I'm sure would be a help, but they rest on the tank lid. I guess you can't keep a lid on the tank if you have mangroves? What stops the crabs from climbing the trees and falling out of the tank?
Anyway, this will probably wait for a month or two, but I could use the advice of you guys in the planning process.
I currently have two 20 gallon freshwater. The fish were originally all meant for the same tank, but I overbought when I first got into the hobby, and needed to buy an emergency tank to split up the ranks.
Probably within a few months, I'm going to get a much larger freshwater tank (40ish gallons) and a nano (for my cherry shrimp and DAFs mainly) and split the current tank inhabitants between them. Which would leave me with two 20 gallons to do interesting things with. Thus my brackish idea.
I mostly want brackish because I want a crab. From what I gather Red Claw or Fiddler would be best, though I realize in both cases, I'd need to come up with some sort of land setup which would really limit the gallons to work with. Assuming I use rock piles instead of sand, I could probably still have around 15 gallons worth though. The only brackish fish that realy interest me are teeny ones like bumblebee gobies and "freshwater" pipefish. I'd also probably be interested in learning how to condition my guppies for a lightly brackish tank. Also moving over my nerites, some malaysian trumpets, either rehoming or getting new shrimp, etc.
I'd really like mangroves in there. I've read about them and they seem a fascinating addition. I'm a bit concerned how they work practically in a brackish aquaria though. I have plant lights right now which I'm sure would be a help, but they rest on the tank lid. I guess you can't keep a lid on the tank if you have mangroves? What stops the crabs from climbing the trees and falling out of the tank?
Anyway, this will probably wait for a month or two, but I could use the advice of you guys in the planning process.