Adding Java Fern to my Brackish Tank

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holly_puff
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Adding Java Fern to my Brackish Tank

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I just bought a small Java Fern and I want to put it in my low brackish aquarium. I am slowly raising the salinity because it use to be a freshwater tank. Can I just put it in right away since it is at the very low end of being brackish or should I slowly accustom it to the water salinity. The SG in my tank is only at 1.004... will it be ok to just add the plant? At the moment I have him in a smaller tank with an even lower SG of 1.002 so I don't accidentally shock it. Should I continue to slowly add more salinity to reach the 1.004 or can I just put it in the tank without an issue? Thanks.
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Re: Adding Java Fern to my Brackish Tank

Post by Iliveinazoo »

Just stick it in and it'll be fine. I wouldn't raise the salinity much past SG1.003 though if you want to keep it in good condition.
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