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Here are two species�perfect if you're a�hobbyist interested in trying a native community, but don't want to commit to this or that salinity level or stringent maintenence routine. �I caught the�parents of your fish in a filthy ditch in the�Mobile Bay Estuary, where the water salinity rises and falls often�(and often suddenly). �Unlike some brackish organisms that live as juveniles in freshwater and graduate to saltwater as they mature, these�can live their entire lives in hyposaline, hypersaline or fluctating salinity water. �I presently have both�of these in various tanks, from pure freshwater�all the way to full marine (1.023). �What's more, they are the least challenging�fish�I have ever kept in terms of temperature, water quality and nutritional requirements. �We're talking Katrina�and BP oil spill survivors. �You don't need a high-tech filtration system�or emergency trip to the pet store when you're down to nothing but flakes. �These fish�don't even need a heater unless the room is truly cold (like below 60F). �Best of all, both these species lack the frustrating shyness that many other wild fish exhibit. �Even when I catch them as wild adults, they appear as cozy as domesticated fish in a tank, and dance at the glass for food. �Then with their bellies full, they resume their fascinating natural behaviors.�
Just for your info, these will come bagged in water around 1.005 salinity. �You can acclimate them up or down to whatever level you like, over the course of a few�hours. I do recommend at least the standard freshwater aquarium salt provision of a tablespoon per ten gallons (use marine salt or "freshwater salt," either one is fine). ��I recommend a tank of at least 20 gallons for the fish�you will receive:
*A mature pair�of wild sailfin mollies, Poecillia latipinna, 3-4" long� --Tough livebearer so stunning and entertaining, it's a mystery why they aren't in pet stores like their weaker�domestic descendents. They are not obligate vegetarians but do need at least some plant content in their food (commercial dry food is�fine if sprirulina or other plant ingredients are in the top 5 or 6 ingredients). �They don't eat their fry, don't eat any ornamental plants that I've observed, but they do eat algae off aquarium surfaces, and the pair I have in my marine tank are destroying the caulerpa macroalgae--VERY nice. �I've sold many wild mollies here on Aquabid; check out my feedback page�to see people's reactions.�
* A mature trio�of sheepshead pupfish,�Cyprinodon variegates, 1.5 - 2.0" long. �Females have�dramatic�contrast bars and spots, while males have�a front�dorsal swoosh of glowing, chunky metallic blue, looks like they got brushed with bass boat paint!� Behavior-wise, they are not fin-nippers or overly aggressive but the male may get territorial in an area of the tank, so�plants and/or hard structures are a good idea. �I�suspect these guys sometimes�eat molly fry, though I haven't observed it. �You may want to raise your molly fry separately just until they're too big for the pupfish's mouths. �Like the mollies, these pupfish gladly eat every kind of food I've offered.�
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