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Will any natives live in a brackish tank?


Milet

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yellow eyed mullets won't work i don't think coz they feed on about 1kg of silt per day feeding on micro-organisms etc and you would have trouble feeding thm enough to keep them happy. Whitebait wouldn't work coz the couldn't stand the temp.

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What sort of Algae eater would work in a brackish tank set up?

If you are looking for something that will behave like a plecostomus does in freshwater tanks, then I'm afraid you are out of luck. There is an altenative, though. One of the best algae eating fish in brackish water is the common sleeper gobie (Dormiator maculatus). These fish will eat most types of soft algae that grow in the aquarium. Unfortunately, they are rater docile, and tend to be abused by the "typical" brackish fish such as scats, puffers, and monos. Better tankmates would be mollies, rainbows, or other gobies. There really is no algae eater that will work with the more aggressive brackish fish.

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