Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
In a way, this is a reef topic as I'm trying to compare how difficult reef tanks really are compared to freshwater setups and brackish setups.
In your opinion, which is easiest to you? fresh, salt, or brackish water aquariums?
IMO I think it depends on mainly what you have... If you setup a 125 gallon full of basic fish... what maintaining really is there compared to a freshwater tank? Your either doing a huge, painful, water change every month to few months that you do not look forward to... or just small less annoying waters every week or so that you completely don't mind doing... The work is more common in saltwater, but more relaxing to do.. the work in freshwater is less often but a huge pain to deal with whenever done.. testing the water is done with brackish, fresh, AND, salt water so that maintence is already no big deal... brackish and salt may have a few extra things to test.. but if you don't have corals.. then what big deal is it to just fill up a hydrometer and test the salt? Heck, some of us have digital test kits we just leave in the tank and look at like thermometers. I can never keep a freshwater fish alive.. but saltwater... seems to last longer... people say they are more sensitive and such but I had anemones living longer in the worst conditions than a guppy or tetra or even a goldfish in the best conditions. Brackish IMO is the hardest.. mainly due to lack of help or info on brackish water. You buy a bucket of sea salt.. how much do you use? It usually only says how much for saltwater, but never for brackish.
Your thoughts, Opinions, feel free to post! :celeb3:
In your opinion, which is easiest to you? fresh, salt, or brackish water aquariums?
IMO I think it depends on mainly what you have... If you setup a 125 gallon full of basic fish... what maintaining really is there compared to a freshwater tank? Your either doing a huge, painful, water change every month to few months that you do not look forward to... or just small less annoying waters every week or so that you completely don't mind doing... The work is more common in saltwater, but more relaxing to do.. the work in freshwater is less often but a huge pain to deal with whenever done.. testing the water is done with brackish, fresh, AND, salt water so that maintence is already no big deal... brackish and salt may have a few extra things to test.. but if you don't have corals.. then what big deal is it to just fill up a hydrometer and test the salt? Heck, some of us have digital test kits we just leave in the tank and look at like thermometers. I can never keep a freshwater fish alive.. but saltwater... seems to last longer... people say they are more sensitive and such but I had anemones living longer in the worst conditions than a guppy or tetra or even a goldfish in the best conditions. Brackish IMO is the hardest.. mainly due to lack of help or info on brackish water. You buy a bucket of sea salt.. how much do you use? It usually only says how much for saltwater, but never for brackish.
Your thoughts, Opinions, feel free to post! :celeb3: