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jfk![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 42 Votes: 1 Registered: 10-Dec-2004 ![]() ![]() | Can Platys handel low end brackish water? Right now I have a Figure 8 with 3 platys in fresh water. I want to switch him to brackish and get a couple of Bumblebee Gobies. I was thinking that if the platys could stay in with them there fry would be a good food for the gobies. |
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Shinigami![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I don't see a problem with that. Platies are certainly tolerant of low end brackish salinities, although I'd say Mollies are better suited to such a setup. However, since you have the Platies already anyway, I don't see much of a problem with this. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian. |
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tankie![]() Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005 ![]() ![]() | i ahve to agree...ur platies will do just fine...actually they will appreciate the tinge of salt ![]() |
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tanker![]() Hobbyist Posts: 99 Kudos: 113 Votes: 4 Registered: 04-May-2005 ![]() ![]() | Platties and mollies can both tolerate salt levels up to roughly .10 with no problems, in fact mollies actually do much better at these levels. |
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esandbergger![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hobbyist Posts: 133 Kudos: 128 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jun-2005 ![]() ![]() | Well i have no platys but my mollies love brackish water. They really perked up and the rest are doing just fine... |
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bracguy81![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hobbyist Posts: 74 Kudos: 53 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | What is your tank size now. bumbgobs like to be in groups and have hiding spots for their territorial nature. they will most likely nip at your platies too. ![]() Contact if you need anything else, Brac ![]() |
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jfk![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 42 Votes: 1 Registered: 10-Dec-2004 ![]() ![]() | It's a 55gal. The lfs keeps them in fresh, and my tank is fresh right now. I'll start changing it to brackish a couple of weeks after I get the gobies. I can't keep snails in there for my puffer (he'd try to eat them all so fast that he would explode> ![]() |
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