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Posted: July 04 2012 at 11:40am |
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So i know that you can convert the fresh water puffer fish to salt but what other kinds of fresh water fish can you covert?? I am not thinking of doing any besides a green spotted puffer but there is a couple i ran over the internet that i wondered about like the beta- which i dont think can work, but what other fish can be converted??
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 12:09pm |
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...not sure you'd have to google it
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 12:22pm |
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Mollies I believe also
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 12:36pm |
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scats, mollies, and silver fish i think can
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 1:04pm |
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I have a molly in my display
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 1:56pm |
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All of the above along with guppies as well
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 6:11pm |
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Green SPotted Puffers (GSP's), Monos (Argentus and Sebae), Scats, and some catfish. Though it should be noted that these fish aren't really freshwater, but brackish. That's why they can be adapted to full SW.
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 9:02pm |
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cool, i think im going to go to live aquaria and go the the brackish section to see some fish:) what about betas?? I
cant find any thing online but i do know they need some salt to lower stress or something......
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 9:43pm |
The small amount of salt that Petco/Petsmart puts in their freshwater tanks is to try to inhibit disease in the seriously stressed fish they keep in their awful systems. That should not be confused with the needs of fish that live wholly or partly in the ocean. I stay away from those stores except for equipment on sale or that I can't find at Walmart. 
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 10:12pm |
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Oh, yea. I absolutly do NOT like pet smart or petco unless im getting my dog groomed - which some how they still sometimes mess up on......... but what about beta fish??? I heard on yahoo answers you an very arefully... i think that would be sooo
cool to have a beta in my tank:) Not a marine beta that costs 50$................
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 11:06pm |
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Freshwater bettas are not very strong swimmers and if you did convert one it would likely struggle with the flow in a reef tank.
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 11:21pm |
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Typically if a fish doesn't live in a brackish habitat the added salt will kill it. Brackish fish have adapted to the higher salt content, and their bodies have the systems in place needed to remove all the extra salt. If you put a full FW fish into SW even if gradually you will reach a point where you fry the kidneys and the fish will die.
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Posted: July 27 2012 at 2:59pm |
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Mollies, Platy's, Guppy's, Some rays can go both ways, and bala sharks believe it or not, but its not the fact that you can put one in when its 4 inches, They nearly have to be full grown before you can slowly acclimate them to a salt tank, with a low salinity.. The max 1.020.
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Posted: August 02 2012 at 11:54am |
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Molly
guppy
columbian shark(silver catfish)
puffers
mono Sebade
Here is a link for other fish
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+954
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Posted: August 03 2012 at 11:37pm |
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Thats very cool:P I may have to look into the green spotted puffers. Super cool little creatures:)
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