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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I too, have heard of Melans. being able to adapt and survive BW. However, there is a difference between thriving and survivng. Furthermore, rainbows are far more oftenly encountered in fresh water conditions, as their natural diet subsists mostly on the larvae of FW insects. On another note, I did forget about the tile eel. They are indeed good inhabitants for a BW aquarium, and should not bother fish the size of a full grown rainbow.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	But I wouldn't put the eels & rainbows together! Yum!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
AggieMarine Mega Fish Posts: 1364 Kudos: 229 Votes: 12 Registered: 16-Apr-2002	That's not entirely true. Some rainbow fish do fine in brackish waters, and a 55 gallon tank is plenty big enough for Gymnothorax tile, the most commonly found species of freshwater moray, and will certainly accommodate the rarer G. polyuranodon. You could fit several of the very rare Echidna rhodochilus in a 55.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	All the brackish water fish listed are too small for a 55, minus the mudskippers and puffers. For a beach tank, you'll need at LEAST a fifty gallon, and I wouldn't stock anything in that tank other than the muddies, as they can be quite aggressive to other gobies, and plus, there's just not enough room, anyways. Mudskippers are fairly demanding fish, btw, just so you know. Furthermore, none of the listed FW fish can live happily in BW, if at all.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
TheGoldenDojo Fish Addict Posts: 575 Kudos: 559 Votes: 8 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	archerfish need a 75g tank, and shark catfish need a 135g tank for good measure, as they grow 18 to 20 inches long, on average. mudskippers are best of on their own or with crabs and get too large for a 20g tank. Last edited by thegoldendojo at 12-Oct-2004 21:49
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	You should decide if you want a FW or BW tank & stick to those fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
resle Enthusiast Posts: 273 Kudos: 112 Votes: 14 Registered: 09-Oct-2004	i thinks its an australian rainbow and pretty much any knife fish that stays as small or smaller than the black ghost knife also i didnt plan on putting all of the fish i mentioned those were just the ones i was interested in sorry for the mix up heres a web site i used that says differently http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
AggieMarine Mega Fish Posts: 1364 Kudos: 229 Votes: 12 Registered: 16-Apr-2002	That might be a bit much. Those muskippers would be better off on their own. They'd certainly end up as moray snacks, as would crabs. Rope fish get a bit bit, and so do archers. That shark cat in my opinion should belong in a 75 gallon minimum. Remember that brackish tanks should have less fish than a freshwater tank of the same size because salinated water doesn't hold as much oxygen. What kind of rainbowfish are you wondering about? Some will live in brackish water quite well, while some will not. Same with the knife fish, what kind do you have?
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