Black Belts and salt?

[mrkillie]

I have been reading some stuff on black belts and some sources say they will "tolerate brackish and marine conditions". I have kept mine in pure freshwater since I got them, but wouldn't mind making them brackish-I have tons of sea salt around and I could then put my Anableps in with them. I know the BBs have a large range in nature. I also know the definition of "tolerate" varies from source to source, so the question is, will they do better in brackish water?

 

[VACichlids]

Yeah they can be seen in pure salt water off the coast in the wild.

I would say they can tolerate a wide range of salinity.

If you can keep a brackish water tank stable they will do fine. Basically if you do not juggle the water chemistry to much they should be fine. I would not keep them in a full salt water tank for long periods.

They will thrive simply with a varied diet and stable clean water.