View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
Old 03-03-2005, 08:18 PM
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Firstly, it depend what you mean by "brackish". Up to a specific
gravity of 1.005, many species that do well in hard, alkaline water
will also do well in this slightly brackish water. But above this
level, virtually none are relaible, and there are no commonly traded
species that will do well in specific gravities above 1.010, as you
would need for keeping scats, monos, Colombian sharks, and so on. In
this case, you are far better off with plastic plants and turning to
"dead" materials like bogwood, sea shells, and so on for ornamentation.

Do check out the brackish water aquarium FAQ. Included is a list of
species that do well, many of which are commonly traded (there are some
oddballs that you might need to order, for example from Tropika.dk).
The most up-to-date FAQ can be found he

http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/aquaria/aquaria.html

Cheers,

Neale