Figure 8 stocking.

[Clowntje]

Vacation is over so i wanted to start converting my figure 8 tank to brackish.
Hubby came with the idea to maybe add another 2 figure 8's to the tank before converting since the lfs only weens there figure 8 to brackish if they dont sell them quickly (they get them in on fresh). And maybe do a round of deworming before the convertion.

I have 2 small figure 8's in a 180 liter tank (Juwel rio 180) with external Eheim pro 2 pump.

What do you think?

[LilGreenPuffer]

I guess you could squeeze them in there, but one more might be safer. You can deworm during the conversion with no problem, I should think. Salt has no effect on internal parasites, at least not to my knowledge.

[Pufferpunk]

3 F8s should be fine in there but don't you maybe want some other kind of fish with them? A dragon goby or pair of knight gobies would be cool.

[Clowntje]

I heard about gobies before but dont really know about there care, so i will have to look into it.

PP do u mean the gobies next to 2 figure 8's or 3?

[Pufferpunk]

2 F8s + goby/s.

[Clowntje]

Thank you will definetly have a look into gobies before i puchase them or other figure 8's.

[LilGreenPuffer]

Dragon gobies prefer a higher SG and get pretty big, though, don't they?

[Clowntje]

I looked up some pics of the 2 gobies species mentioned, but hubby doesnt like them. (he preferes more color). so unless the pics i saw where very dull he doesnt like them)
And i saw a pic of a Dragon gobie of almost 25 cm. I think thats a bit too big for my tank.
(100l x 40w x 50h cm)

Hubby does like the bumblebee gobie. I always liked the look of those but never had them. The info i founded wasnt accurate on the internet so many difrences in it that i dont trust it. So looking at my specs will it do with a couple of the BB gobies?

The specs of the tank at this moment is (freshwater):
ph 7
kh 4
gh 8
no2 0
no3 10
nh3 0

When i move to Germany my water there will be something like this (specs from my Clowns tank which is there already):
ph 8
kh 4
gh 12
no2 0
no3 (I prefilter there because tap has 50mg/l nitrate there, so i can add as low as 0)
nh4 0

So what do u think?

[mrgreen]

My F8s ate my knight gobies.

[Pufferpunk]

My F8s ate BBGs.

[Clowntje]

lol, My figure 8's are actually afraid of my dwarfs. Hubby made a mistake when placing the dwarfs in there new bigger tank, he putted the biggest male in with the figure 8's.

Sometimes i have the feeling i choose the the ones who are the most scared of anything.

Gonna call the store to see if they have any in, or some figure 8's. and give it a try.

[Myaj]

No matter what you do, quarantine the new fish so they don't bring in diseases and kill your existing fish!

[Clowntje]

Not gonna add any right now the once they had where too tiny for my liking. instead we bought a fahaka (not home yet) and a new tank and stand. I posted about that in the giant species.