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posted 03-01-2004 10:12 PM         

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alright im gonna buy a hydromeater/thermonitor(it looks nifty 2 in 1 lol but hagen dosent spuply sugested prices) hagen thing for starters for a brackish tank for 1 figer 8 puffer. i cant seem to find a good gravity(i thing thats the right word) for the fish and is a 20 gallon tank ok for 1. im gonna buy a 5 gal tank and 2 apple snales to make baby snails for the puffer and i was also gonna feed them dryed shrimpie things from wally world and also some blood worms? dose this sound ok i know 20 gallons is a bit small for anything but whould 1 do alright in it?
thanks for the insight. also ive read that they get 4-5 inches OF 6-7 inches?? what is the right 1. oh yeah is thier any brackish water alge eater that can keep the sid walls free from alge?thanks every 1 again for all the great help!

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posted 03-02-2004 06:42 AM         

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It's specific gravity, which is the ratio of density compared to water. It's also called salinity by a lot of aquarium keepers, and for most people's purposes is a good enough definition. A normal salinity for brackish fish is 1.015, or 1/4 cup marine salt per gallon.

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posted 03-02-2004 11:28 AM         

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The above info is from liveaquaria. In response to another question I did a bit more reading and posted a more detailed reply at http://www.auspet.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/002268.html

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posted 03-02-2004 03:01 PM         

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ty its set lol thanks alot!

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