dunl Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 I know mollies, puffers, and sometimes guppies can all be acclimatized to saltwater...what else? Thanks, Dunl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcy Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Years ago I did it over time, I had 4 red swords live for 5 months in a brackish tank with mollies and puffers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 What about Monos and Scats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretlaw Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Monos and scats are okay too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted February 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Scats I know....but monos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Monodactylus Argenteus has caught in the coastal waters of Africa and Asia. Also Datnioides might be able to tolerate completely salt as they need quite a bit to begin with. Archer fish are another high salt fish as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 (edited) Gobies, like the dragon (violet) and bumblebee goby do well in high-end brackish, too. They can survive short term in fresh water, but their lifespan will be shortened. Love WWM for this kind of stuff: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebI...bracsystems.htm Edited February 11, 2007 by Osprey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 I've had black knight gobies in pure marine...well until they went up the filter and gut mushed...but they live in the marine for about a year and no problem. THey actually were pretty grumps but no real attacks to other fish. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 I thought that most if not all livebearers can live in salt water. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midgetwaiter Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Nothing anybody has mentioned is really a freshwater fish. Most of the livebearers and gobies come from estuary areas that end up mixing with ocean water to various degrees. The monos, scats, archers and some puffers breed in FW rivers like salmon and move out into the ocean as adults. What you are looking for is a list of brackish water fish, try looking for the Brackish FAQ by Neale Monks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted February 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Nothing anybody has mentioned is really a freshwater fish. Most of the livebearers and gobies come from estuary areas that end up mixing with ocean water to various degrees. The monos, scats, archers and some puffers breed in FW rivers like salmon and move out into the ocean as adults.What you are looking for is a list of brackish water fish, try looking for the Brackish FAQ by Neale Monks. I'm looking for a list of fish that are brackish, but that can tolerate FULL salt. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 From WWM: Mid salinity brackish water can be defined as species that can be kept successfully at anything from about SG 1.008 right up to full strength seawater at SG 1.025, but with a middling value of SG 1.010 being more than adequate for long term health. Classic examples of mid salinity brackish water fishes are scats, monos, certain archerfish such as Toxotes jaculatrix, Colombian shark catfish, and violet gobies. High salinity brackish water is typical of mangroves and estuaries where the influence of the sea is strong. The fishes that live here may well tolerate low salinity brackish water, even freshwater, for a while, but in an aquarium such fish should not be maintained at less than about SG 1.012. Many of the fishes found here are only transient residents in brackish water, and come in from the sea, either to hunt for food or to breed. A surprisingly wide variety of marine fish, even ones associated with coral reefs or the open seas, spawn in brackish water and as juveniles mature in estuaries and mangroves. Among the species sold as aquarium fish, dog-faced puffers, milk-spotted puffers, and many of the snappers (including Lutjanus argentimaculatus, Lutjanus apodus, and Lutjanus sebae) fall into the category of marine fish with a high tolerance of brackish water, particularly when young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midgetwaiter Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Nothing anybody has mentioned is really a freshwater fish. Most of the livebearers and gobies come from estuary areas that end up mixing with ocean water to various degrees. The monos, scats, archers and some puffers breed in FW rivers like salmon and move out into the ocean as adults. What you are looking for is a list of brackish water fish, try looking for the Brackish FAQ by Neale Monks. I'm looking for a list of fish that are brackish, but that can tolerate FULL salt. Thanks. Take the list of fish from the FAQ and knock off the ones that say low brackish.... Aside from kribs, chromides, ropefish, some awaous gobies, rainbows and glassfish you should be just fine. You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker69 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 My Green Spotted Puffer has been in full marine for over a year now and is quite a character. Just my 2 cents worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Okay, looks like I have lots of ideas to go with - thanks to everyone who replied for their help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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