Anyone done a convert before?

[Jaze Foo]

I read that we can convert some freshwater fishes to saltwater fishes. Anyone done it before? I was thinking of converting some longkang fishes so that I can have them breed and feed my marinetank.

[WEE2000]

Originally Posted by Jaze Foo

I read that we can convert some freshwater fishes to saltwater fishes. Anyone done it before? I was thinking of converting some longkang fishes so that I can have them breed and feed my marinetank.

I c p ple doin it b4. but 4 a fish like puffer, green body wit black dots only...
saw it in 2 lfs b4.

[honkit]

Only brackish water fishes may be converted successfully to a full marine environment and even then, not all species can do so. Scats and monos are the best suited.

[WEE2000]

Originally Posted by honkit

Only brackish water fishes may be converted successfully to a full marine environment and even then, not all species can do so. Scats and monos are the best suited.

Bro honkit, wat is brackish water?

[hopo05]

brackish (were the sea joins fresh water) i matured my marine tank using puffers you put them in a bag of there own water and peg the bag on inside of the marine tank using the calcium syring i put 5ml of salt water in the bag every 5 mins till the bag were 45% salt water it took at least a hour then at this stage net the fish and job done dont tip contents of bag in to marine tank discard to convert back do the reverse into the brackish water

[Jaze Foo]

I just read a mag last nite and it said can change Black Molly woh???? I wonder

[jaytee81]

just to add that I read in a newspaper before how someone in Singapore has converted a pair of blood parrot fish to marine. next blood parrot craze in the making?

[honkit]

Originally Posted by jaytee81

just to add that I read in a newspaper before how someone in Singapore has converted a pair of blood parrot fish to marine. next blood parrot craze in the making?

I don't see what's the point in acclimatizing freswater or brackish water fishes for a marine system except for food purposes.

One of the great enjoyments of keeping a marine tank is to see the incredible beauty and colours of marine fishes of which there are no duplicates amongst the FW and BW fishes (duller colours).

[WEE2000]

Originally Posted by honkit

I don't see what's the point in acclimatizing freswater or brackish water fishes for a marine system except for food purposes.

One of the great enjoyments of keeping a marine tank is to see the incredible beauty and colours of marine fishes of which there are no duplicates amongst the FW and BW fishes (duller colours).

part of de hobby oso, bro.

[renz]

I heard from the several fish shop that you can convert salt water fish into fresh water but never heard the fresh water fish to salt water

they say it takes very long time to adjust
slowly reduce the salt level bit by bit

but I never try it myself