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Brackish Aquarium

Brackish Water Tank

An aquarium of intermediate salinity - housing estuarine species like scats, monos, archer fish, and mudskippers.

Difficulty: Intermediate Tank Size: 30g+ Recommended: 55g

📖 Overview

Brackish tanks fill the gap between freshwater and saltwater - specific gravity around 1.005-1.015. Estuarine fish evolved in this niche and thrive nowhere else. Uncommon in the hobby but rewarding for its unique livestock.

💧 Essential Parameters

Salinity: 1.005-1.012 SG. Temperature: 75-82 F. pH: 7.6-8.4.

🐟 Stocking Recommendations

Figure-8 puffer, green spotted puffer, archer fish, scat, mono, mudskippers, brackish mollies, bumblebee gobies.

🐟 Suitable Species

Periophthalmus Spilotus
Periophthalmus spilotus
Luciogobius Dormitoris
Luciogobius dormitoris
Weber's mudskipper
Periophthalmus weberi
Benthophilus Grimmi
Benthophilus grimmi
Lidwill's dwarfgoby
Pandaka lidwilli
Oreochromis Ismailiaensis
Oreochromis ismailiaensis
Byblis Goby
Knipowitschia byblisia
Amblyeleotris Morishitai
Amblyeleotris morishitai
Oligolepis Cylindriceps
Oligolepis cylindriceps
Pandaka Trimaculata
Pandaka trimaculata
Blackspot mangrovegoby
Mugilogobius stigmaticus
Short-spined goby
Gladiogobius brevispinis
Miniature snubnose goby
Pseudogobius minimus
Shokihaze goby
Tridentiger barbatus
Mugilogobius Tigrinus
Mugilogobius tigrinus
Indonesian eelgoby
Trypauchenichthys sumatrensis
Callogobius Seshaiyai
Callogobius seshaiyai
Flatsnout goby
Ponticola platyrostris
Gobiopterus Birtwistlei
Gobiopterus birtwistlei
Luciogobius Fonticola
Luciogobius fonticola
Gymnogobius Macrognathos
Gymnogobius macrognathos
Spiny pugolovka
Benthophilus spinosus
Periophthalmus Walailakae
Periophthalmus walailakae
Coryogalops Bretti
Coryogalops bretti
Caunos Goby
Knipowitschia caunosi
Eutaeniichthys Gilli
Eutaeniichthys gilli
Apocryptodon Punctatus
Apocryptodon punctatus
Oligolepis Jaarmani
Oligolepis jaarmani
Pearlspot
Etroplus suratensis
Linecheek tank goby
Glossogobius sparsipapillus

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