does anyone have a brackish aquarium?

jnsnams · 07/22/2008, 03:45 PM

ive heard of these and wonder what live in them...does anyone have one or had one at one point?

GregC · 07/22/2008, 04:03 PM

Steve's Wetpets in Norman has a couple set up with a nice variety of fish.

jnsnams · 07/22/2008, 04:08 PM

interesting...awsome..i need to go look

BigScott · 07/22/2008, 04:28 PM

i used to change moiilies to saltwater.. thier friendly fish i even had a few babies..

scott

dastones3 · 07/22/2008, 07:03 PM

I have a brakish. I have mollies in there, soon to add more, and add some figure 8 puffers

GregC · 07/22/2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by bigScott
i used to change moiilies to saltwater.. thier friendly fish i even had a few babies..

scott

Hey Scott how long did it take you to acclimate the mollies

dastones3 · 07/22/2008, 07:36 PM

Good question, I would like to know too. I never knew they could go full saltwater.

BrianOKC · 07/22/2008, 08:19 PM

I used to have a Brackish tank setup. Your basically looking at Spotted Puffers , Figure 8 Puffers , Scats , Archers , Mollies can live in fresh or salt so they do fine in brackish. I know I'm missing some types of fish and I believe there are a few Eels that can live in the tanks as well. A few of the fish I should mention go to full marine as adults and are only brackish as juveniles and some swim in and out of fresh and marine there whole life spawning.

jkhudson · 07/22/2008, 08:32 PM

There are some neat looking gobies too. Jesse at the "old" Aquarium Concepts used to acclimate mollies to feed the saltwater predators. It was cool to watch them eat.

scubajsm · 07/27/2008, 06:11 PM

Doesn't Wet Pets have a mono in one of theirs??

gimmic · 07/27/2008, 06:13 PM

Pretty sure. Also, learned that wet pets no longer participates in discounts for coma members? seems there was a bit of a disagreement some time ago with the club..

BrianOKC · 07/27/2008, 07:17 PM

Why is this does anyone know the reason?

scubajsm · 07/28/2008, 07:33 PM

Well Wet Pets is still a great place to go even if you don't get a discount!!

GregC · 07/28/2008, 08:05 PM

Roger that! Steve and all his staff for that matter are great people.

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Originally posted by scubajsm
Well Wet Pets is still a great place to go even if you don't get a discount!!

cweber · 07/28/2008, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by GregC
Hey Scott how long did it take you to acclimate the mollies

My buddy doesnt acclimate them, he just tosses them in. Although this probly isnt the best way, but they survive.

scubajsm · 07/28/2008, 08:56 PM

I had them in my tank a long time ago and they had babies too (of course the babies were eaten in no time). I did aclimate mine, I did double the normal aclimation process I use. It took me almost 2 hours, I just took my time and they were fine. I had one black molly and one dalmation molly. They eventually jumped out (I think they were being chased) about a year later. HTH

07/22/2008, 03:45 PM	#1
jnsnams Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,552	does anyone have a brackish aquarium? ive heard of these and wonder what live in them...does anyone have one or had one at one point?

07/22/2008, 04:03 PM	#2
GregC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Del City, Oklahoma Posts: 1,373	Steve's Wetpets in Norman has a couple set up with a nice variety of fish. __________________ Just another fish in the pond.

07/22/2008, 04:28 PM	#4
BigScott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: norman , okla Posts: 2,267	i used to change moiilies to saltwater.. thier friendly fish i even had a few babies.. scott __________________ Big ScoTT just stoppin in to say hello.. Current Tank Info: one 40 breeder,40 long sump..t5 lights an a 50 gallon in the works..if i ever get a truck to move it..

07/22/2008, 04:08 PM	#3
jnsnams Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,552	interesting...awsome..i need to go look

07/22/2008, 07:03 PM	#5
dastones3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Holdenville Posts: 273	I have a brakish. I have mollies in there, soon to add more, and add some figure 8 puffers

07/22/2008, 07:36 PM	#7
dastones3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Holdenville Posts: 273	Good question, I would like to know too. I never knew they could go full saltwater.

07/22/2008, 08:19 PM	#8
BrianOKC Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moore , Oklahoma Posts: 738	I used to have a Brackish tank setup. Your basically looking at Spotted Puffers , Figure 8 Puffers , Scats , Archers , Mollies can live in fresh or salt so they do fine in brackish. I know I'm missing some types of fish and I believe there are a few Eels that can live in the tanks as well. A few of the fish I should mention go to full marine as adults and are only brackish as juveniles and some swim in and out of fresh and marine there whole life spawning.

07/22/2008, 08:32 PM	#9
jkhudson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,252	There are some neat looking gobies too. Jesse at the "old" Aquarium Concepts used to acclimate mollies to feed the saltwater predators. It was cool to watch them eat.

07/27/2008, 06:11 PM	#10
scubajsm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 447	Doesn't Wet Pets have a mono in one of theirs??

07/27/2008, 06:13 PM	#11
gimmic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 515	Pretty sure. Also, learned that wet pets no longer participates in discounts for coma members? seems there was a bit of a disagreement some time ago with the club..

07/27/2008, 07:17 PM	#12
BrianOKC Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moore , Oklahoma Posts: 738	Why is this does anyone know the reason?

07/28/2008, 07:33 PM	#13
scubajsm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 447	Well Wet Pets is still a great place to go even if you don't get a discount!!

07/28/2008, 08:56 PM	#16
scubajsm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 447	I had them in my tank a long time ago and they had babies too (of course the babies were eaten in no time). I did aclimate mine, I did double the normal aclimation process I use. It took me almost 2 hours, I just took my time and they were fine. I had one black molly and one dalmation molly. They eventually jumped out (I think they were being chased) about a year later. HTH