Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I’m starting to fall for halfbeaks, and the only ones we can get in at my LFS are the Celebes halfbeaks, but my manager says they’re brackish so we have to order them and have the person getting them pick them up the same day. However, everything I’ve seen online I’ve seen them being kept in freshwater. So, are the Celebes halfbeaks brackish? Fresh? Furthermore, my current biggest tank is a 20 long, would the Celebes be too big for this tank? Or would a small group work? Assuming my tank is a good fit and I can acclimate them over to fresh and they do come brackish, I do have a Hanna salinity checker so I would extremely slowly acclimate them to freshwater (advice on this would be great too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 @Steph’s Fish and PlantsEverything I’ve ever read had them being tolerant of brackish water but needing soft acidic water to breed. Size wise 3-5 may be ok for a 20 Long but I’d there’s more than one male there may be fire works. I have platinum wrestling half beaks and live them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Here’s an article I used for My wrestling halfbeaks and there’s good information on the Celebes. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_4/V4I1/halfbeaks/Halfbeaks.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Definitely am checking that article out thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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