I found this article and thought others could benefit from it. It talks about supplies need to start a brackish aquarium, brackish invertebrates (I want a Blue-legged hermit crab!) and how to go about mixing the water.
http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:uNb ... =firefox-a
Helpful Brackish Aquarium Article
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cuteyiddlepuff
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Helpful Brackish Aquarium Article
PUFFER RULES
Do not take your Puffer out of water (you can kill them)
Change water at least 1x a week
Change water immediately if there is high Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate
Monitor water levels (PH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, SG,etc.)
Give your Puffer snails to wear down his/her teeth
Soak dry food with tank water/vitamin water
When buying a Puffer look for one with a fat belly
Do not take your Puffer out of water (you can kill them)
Change water at least 1x a week
Change water immediately if there is high Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate
Monitor water levels (PH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, SG,etc.)
Give your Puffer snails to wear down his/her teeth
Soak dry food with tank water/vitamin water
When buying a Puffer look for one with a fat belly
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groovitudedude
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Re: Helpful Brackish Aquarium Article
Seems like a good article for beginners. I haven't the slightest idea how to keep bw fish!
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CountryGirlAmanda
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Re: Helpful Brackish Aquarium Article
that is helpful lol
Green Spotted Puffers are not a shoaling fish and do not need the company of other fish to keep them happy.
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cuteyiddlepuff
- Dwarf Puffer
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- Joined: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:14 pm
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5 Gallon-Betta - Location: Turnersville, NJ
Re: Helpful Brackish Aquarium Article
lol, neither did I, I was forced to learn!groovitudedude wrote:Seems like a good article for beginners. I haven't the slightest idea how to keep bw fish!
PUFFER RULES
Do not take your Puffer out of water (you can kill them)
Change water at least 1x a week
Change water immediately if there is high Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate
Monitor water levels (PH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, SG,etc.)
Give your Puffer snails to wear down his/her teeth
Soak dry food with tank water/vitamin water
When buying a Puffer look for one with a fat belly
Do not take your Puffer out of water (you can kill them)
Change water at least 1x a week
Change water immediately if there is high Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate
Monitor water levels (PH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, SG,etc.)
Give your Puffer snails to wear down his/her teeth
Soak dry food with tank water/vitamin water
When buying a Puffer look for one with a fat belly