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Acclimating Fresh to Salt
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:07 pm
by TJ3000
I was at a fish shop and I coulda Sworn that there was a green spotted puffer in the Salt Water Tank... WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!? How do you Acclimate a Fresh Water Fish to Salt Water!?
Crazy I tell you, CRAZY!!!
Re: Acclimating Fresh to Salt
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:51 pm
by Tapiana
Depends upon how big the GSP is - they do move up to SW as they get bigger. You just raise the SG a little bit each week until the are at the correct SG for their size.
Re: Acclimating Fresh to Salt
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:20 pm
by Nick
I've seen even very young GSP acclimated to salt water. Probably not the best idea, but certainly not fatal.
Re: Acclimating Fresh to Salt
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:04 pm
by Agnate
TJ3000 wrote:How do you Acclimate a Fresh Water Fish to Salt Water!?
The mistake is in the logic; they are not a freshwater fish, but are actually a brackish fish. As they mature, they prefer to be in high-end brackish (an SG of around 1.016 - 1.018). At this level of salinity, it's much easier to acclimate them to a marine tank and use Live Rock and a Skimmer as the biological filtration (saves on water changes and salt).
Hope that helped to clear things up.
