Freshwater Flounder

[Dylandrewsdad]

Anyone ever keep these?? Most research I have done says these do better in brackish water, but the tank at my LFS is freshwater. Thinking of adding one to my 55?

 

[bassbonediva]

From what I found on them, they PREFER brackish and that's where they'll thrive. They are very picky, though (as far as good goes...won't eat flakes).

I honestly wouldn't do one in anything but a brackish tank, mainly because that's where they thrive (and that's the goal of a good fishkeeper, right? To have their fish thrive).

 

[Dylandrewsdad]

Yes it is!

 

[bassbonediva]

Honestly, I think it'd be cool to do a brackish paludarium with a FW flounder, bumblebee gobies and maybe a couple other brackish fish/inverts. Do it in like a 20gH or a 30gal. Make it kind of a mangrove-type look...Ahhhhhhhhhhh...too many ideas!! ROFL!

 

[Dylandrewsdad]

Sounds cool.....I do not have enough time though! LOL

 

[bassbonediva]

I have the time, just not the $$. ROFL!

 

[Dylandrewsdad]

Oh you need money...I don't have that ether! LOL

 

[riseabovethesun]

Flounder are so cool looking! I don't have any experience either, I just recently saw some in my LFS and nobody seems to be buying them, maybe they know they should be in brackish?

I'd love to have some though, I like how they are this big pancake that sticks to the glass, ha.

 

[bassbonediva]

Oh you need money...I don't have that ether! LOL

Knew you were forgetting something, eh?

 

[Dylandrewsdad]

That does not always stop me though.......LOL

 

[bassbonediva]

ROFL! Me neither!