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3 COLUMBIAN SHARKS IN BRAKISH WATER

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Uploaded by on Jan 2, 2010

THEY WILL SOON BE IN FULL MARINE AQUARIUM WITH LIVE ROCKS AND SAND (2YEARS) 125 GALLON 2 POWER HEADS

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  • @1peiceaznboi i bought them for $5 a piece at petland

  • @moormandrm yea they first start off in fresh water then once they get like 4-5 inches you slowly convert the water to brakish if not they skin start pilling and turning white then they eventually die. so sad

  • @st3934 yea sand is cool and more natural looking I love it for brakish plus it helps buff the water ph. also i noticed that sand keeps the water crystal clear

  • are they a little small to be brackish? Mine is 12 inches and still in freshwaters but with high ph. Just curious because next week I am going start to do 5 gallon water changes through out the week until I get brackish levels then next month it will be full Marine salinity. How are they doing now after 6 months?

  • @danielbui23 Yes you are right my tank wasnt fully brakish yet at the time so I just put them in my 200 gallon fresh water inell they get a little bigger like 8in. but a month is to fast... start by adding 2 tablespoons per 5 gallons every week then the next week add 3 tablespoons and keep doing that tell you get to 7 tablespoons per 5 gallons once a week. and the evaporated water should be replaced with fresh water. make sure you add some live rock to, to help buff and live sand A MUST

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  • How strong a power head do you think someone would need for 4 columbian sharks in a 77 gal tank? I know they need current but how much? Nice fish btw.

  • Man, I so need some sand. Just got mine last night and I have really small little rocks on the bottom.

  • do they eventuly need to bee in brackish or full marin

  • How much do these cost for one of them at the pet store?

  • actually you can do the change from freshwater to brackish in just one day. their natural environment is a mixture of salt and freshwater thus they adapt quickly to salinity changes. you must however mix salt into the aquarium water but in a separate container and then slowly add it back into the aquarium. make sure to use a hydrometer to check the specific gravity after adding each time though so that you don't over do it. mine was about 4 inches when i did this and the SG is 1.014

  • @danielbui23 yes sounds good can't wait to see your beautiful tank and columbians

  • @TELABOY314 OK, Sounds good. Currently I have Aragonite Sand, Lava Rock and Holy Rock in the tank so my ph is high enough for Brakish/Marine. I was planning on Live Rock but not Live Sand since I have the Aragonite Sand. Is that wise?

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