Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
My aquascape for the shell dwellers totally failed because a) they excavated the entire landscape and b) the African cichlid salt killed all the plants. I want to try again… but this time with brackish water!
P.S. Thank you to Zenzo at @TazawaTanks for the advice on how to start a brackish tank and footage of the figure 8 puffer and Indian dwarf mudskippers at the end! Definitely check out his channel for great info about these species.
🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below. Also, I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Aqueon 20-Gallon Long Aquarium: petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-standard-glass-aquarium-tank-20-gallon
▶ Aqueon Versa Top 30" X 12" Hinged Glass Aquarium Top: petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-versa-top-hinged-glass-aquarium-top-30-l
▶ CaribSea Aragonite Aquarium Sand: amzn.to/38vLXj5
▶ Heater, 100W: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-heater
▶ Sponge filter and accessories: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/sponge-filters-the-easiest-fish-tank-filter-ever
▶ Petrified wood and other hardscape: etsy.com/shop/NaturalTechnique
▶ Java fern: aquariumcoop.com/collections/live-plants/type_ferns
▶ Easy Plant LED light: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-easy-plant-led
▶ Timer for light: aquariumcoop.com/products/kasa-wifi-light-timer
▶ Easy Green fertilizer: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-green-all-in-one-fertilizer
▶ Escargot snail shells (prewashed, food grade): amzn.to/3FRqcXk
▶ Marine salt: amzn.to/3NKMZcO
▶ Water test strips: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-multi-test-strips
▶ Bumblebee gobies from Dan’s Fish: dansfish.com
🌿 RESOURCES
▶ How to Set Up (and Maintain) a Brackish Aquarium: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/brackish-aquarium
▶ Planting the Brackish Aquarium: thebrackishtank.tumblr.com/post/107155036207/planting-the-brackish-aquarium-theres-a-bit-of-a
▶ Brackish-Water Fishes, by Neale Monks: amzn.to/3Nn1mCN
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Matt Gray at grayfamilyfilms.com and instagram.com/mentalityfilms
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
#girltalksfish #aquascape #brackishtank
0:00 My first brackish water aquarium
0:47 Scaping the 20-gallon long tank
1:26 Brackish water plants
2:48 Researching brackish water fish
3:44 Hard to find brackish fish for sale
5:40 Brackish algae eaters and clean-up crew
My aquascape for the shell dwellers totally failed because a) they excavated the entire landscape and b) the African cichlid salt killed all the plants. I want to try again… but this time with brackish water!
P.S. Thank you to Zenzo at @TazawaTanks for the advice on how to start a brackish tank and footage of the figure 8 puffer and Indian dwarf mudskippers at the end! Definitely check out his channel for great info about these species.
🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below. Also, I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Aqueon 20-Gallon Long Aquarium: petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-standard-glass-aquarium-tank-20-gallon
▶ Aqueon Versa Top 30" X 12" Hinged Glass Aquarium Top: petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-versa-top-hinged-glass-aquarium-top-30-l
▶ CaribSea Aragonite Aquarium Sand: amzn.to/38vLXj5
▶ Heater, 100W: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-heater
▶ Sponge filter and accessories: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/sponge-filters-the-easiest-fish-tank-filter-ever
▶ Petrified wood and other hardscape: etsy.com/shop/NaturalTechnique
▶ Java fern: aquariumcoop.com/collections/live-plants/type_ferns
▶ Easy Plant LED light: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-easy-plant-led
▶ Timer for light: aquariumcoop.com/products/kasa-wifi-light-timer
▶ Easy Green fertilizer: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-green-all-in-one-fertilizer
▶ Escargot snail shells (prewashed, food grade): amzn.to/3FRqcXk
▶ Marine salt: amzn.to/3NKMZcO
▶ Water test strips: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-multi-test-strips
▶ Bumblebee gobies from Dan’s Fish: dansfish.com
🌿 RESOURCES
▶ How to Set Up (and Maintain) a Brackish Aquarium: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/brackish-aquarium
▶ Planting the Brackish Aquarium: thebrackishtank.tumblr.com/post/107155036207/planting-the-brackish-aquarium-theres-a-bit-of-a
▶ Brackish-Water Fishes, by Neale Monks: amzn.to/3Nn1mCN
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Matt Gray at grayfamilyfilms.com and instagram.com/mentalityfilms
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
#girltalksfish #aquascape #brackishtank
0:00 My first brackish water aquarium
0:47 Scaping the 20-gallon long tank
1:26 Brackish water plants
2:48 Researching brackish water fish
3:44 Hard to find brackish fish for sale
5:40 Brackish algae eaters and clean-up crew
