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jagg Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Dec-2008	I have a longfin oscar and 2 firemouth cichlid's. And we was thinking of converting to a salt water tank. Can these fish live in salt water?
Posted 05-Dec-2008 21:37
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, No, they cannot live in a salt, or brackish water, tank. You will have to furnish other accomodations for them. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 05-Dec-2008 22:18
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Edited by Shinigami No, very few fish can survive in both freswhater and saltwater. Some available fish that can inhabit a range of salt levels include Mollies, Scats, Monos, certain gobies, certain moray eels, and blackfin shark catfish (Arius seemani), and "freshwater lionfish" (actually a toadfish Batrachomoeus trispinosus), but pretty much all of these do much better in at least brackish water rather than freshwater. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 05-Dec-2008 22:28
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Jagg Looks like you have several choices here. Either have a Fresh water, or a Salt water tank or you have two tanks. There is no way they could survive in a SW tank. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 06-Dec-2008 02:39
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Put those fishes into marine strength salt water and you will kill them. It's as simple as that. If you wish to migrate into marines, my suggestion would be to find a dedicated Cichlid fan to rehome your Oscar and Firemouths. It's not as if Cichlid fans are difficult to find, these fishes attract their own fan base of hardcore devotees, many of whom will already possess suitable quarters for rehousing fishes of this sort. Personally, I'd ask yourself several searching questions before moving into marines, as marines are considerably more high-maintenance than freshwater tropicals, incur considerably more capital expense at startup, and incur, depending upon the setup, considerably higher running costs. I would advise only the dedicated and committed enthusiast to move into marines, not least because many of these fishes require a level of TLC that only a committed enthusiast will be prepared to deliver long term. With quite a few species, you're looking at a decade's worth of commitment if they are cared for properly. Therefore, any prospective marine aquarists should ask themselves right at the start, if they're prepared to engage in the requisite intellectual and physical labour required to provide proper husbandry for marine fishes, and commit themselves to doing this for a 10 year period. You know the old bumper sticker, "A dog is for life, not just for Christmas"? The same applies ten times over to marine fishes. For that matter, those Cichlids are likewise deserving of a similar commitment in terms of dedication over time, even if their requirements aren't as demanding. They are, after all, intelligent, highly developed fishes, with keen senses, and which have come to regard you as part of their family. Again, fishes that I would only take on board if I could place hand on heart in advance and state that I could commit myself to a decade's worth of TLC for them. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 06-Dec-2008 15:53


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