fish acculation
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Welcome gaf! There are "brackish" water fish that live neither in totally freshwater nor totally saltwater that are somewhat easy to keep. Google "brackish water fish" and you'll get a lot of information.
Here's a googled link to a listing of those species:
http://www.aquariumfish.net/indexes/brackish.htm
But I don't know of any "true marine" fish that could survive for long in freshwater.
Here's a googled link to a listing of those species:
http://www.aquariumfish.net/indexes/brackish.htm
But I don't know of any "true marine" fish that could survive for long in freshwater.
No,, it was like 10 years ago,, maybe a little more. They were normal percs or oscellaris I think that had been slowly acclimated over some months to freshwater.
I don't imagine they lived long. Can't just kick xxx million years of evolution in the nuts like that.
I think there were ads for them in some aquarist magazines,,, someone else must remember them? Please tell me I'm not losing it.
I don't imagine they lived long. Can't just kick xxx million years of evolution in the nuts like that.
I think there were ads for them in some aquarist magazines,,, someone else must remember them? Please tell me I'm not losing it.
There was a store out here doing that with clowns. He would acclimate them over about 6 months to fresh water and then sell them as freshwater clowns. They didnt live longterm in freshwater.
I think the store was around Allentown PA or something, maybe something fishy or along those lines.
I think the store was around Allentown PA or something, maybe something fishy or along those lines.
'fish geek hat on'
The word you are looking for is "acclimate"
There are quite a few species out there that have a wide salinity tolerance. These are known as eurohaline species, and there are quite a few that show up in the fish trade. Saying something is "truly" marine or freshwater isn't always accurate. There is a Central American cichlid, Cichlasoma uropthalmus that is found in both full freshwater and marine environments. There are others as well. Many times this is due to a secondary division freshwater fish (freshwater fish that evolved from marine species, such as cichlids for instance) that find their way back into marine environments. Not always however. One particular species of shark, Carcharhinus leucas, the Bull Shark has killed people in freshwater lakes and rivers around the world, and is also known as the Lake Nicaragua shark.
That's all for now.
'fish geek hat off'
Jim
The word you are looking for is "acclimate"
There are quite a few species out there that have a wide salinity tolerance. These are known as eurohaline species, and there are quite a few that show up in the fish trade. Saying something is "truly" marine or freshwater isn't always accurate. There is a Central American cichlid, Cichlasoma uropthalmus that is found in both full freshwater and marine environments. There are others as well. Many times this is due to a secondary division freshwater fish (freshwater fish that evolved from marine species, such as cichlids for instance) that find their way back into marine environments. Not always however. One particular species of shark, Carcharhinus leucas, the Bull Shark has killed people in freshwater lakes and rivers around the world, and is also known as the Lake Nicaragua shark.
That's all for now.
'fish geek hat off'
Jim
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