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I'm setting up a brackish water tank and am planning to get 6 Indian mudskippers, they can handle a gravity of 1.003. And i am wondering if i can get some hillstream loaches with them because i am making a waterfall so i can see their behavior of clinging on rocks and stuff. Would this be possible? Also, can fish such as peacock eels go in there too? Many thanks!

It's unfortunately impossible to keep hillstream loaches in brackish condidions. They live in a fast flowing rivers - so it is impossible that those waters can be brackish. It happens only in slow moving rivers nearby a sea or an ocean. It's impossible for the salt water to climb up the stream

Greek wrote:It's unfortunately impossible to keep hillstream loaches in brackish condidions. They live in a fast flowing rivers - so it is impossible that those waters can be brackish. It happens only in slow moving rivers nearby a sea or an ocean. It's impossible for the salt water to climb up the stream

Okay, thanks for the help.

Macrognathus aculeatus is one of the related eels that does enter brackish water. One of its common names is (Lesser) Peacock Eel
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/5152

Use the Latin name if you have to order this fish, they are uncommon, and you will probably get the wrong fish if you just go by common names.

What other fish are you planning in this set up? How are you providing 'land' for the Mud Skippers?

They have peacock eels for distribution on thatfishplace. They're not Always in stock, but if you live in the US, they're great to go through. Just figured I'd mention it.

Diana wrote:Macrognathus aculeatus is one of the related eels that does enter brackish water. One of its common names is (Lesser) Peacock Eel
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/5152

Use the Latin name if you have to order this fish, they are uncommon, and you will probably get the wrong fish if you just go by common names.

What other fish are you planning in this set up? How are you providing 'land' for the Mud Skippers?

The fish im planning are 2 peacock eels, 2 dragon gobies, a bunch of endlers, 6 indian mudskippers (they're only 3 inches full grown) 5 hogchokers, and 3 to 5 hillstream loaches. The SG is 10.03 and the tank is 75 gallons. I'm making a custom background similar to this: https://planethx.com/category/mudskipper-paludarium/

That is a really neat background/hardscape. I hope there are enough places for the Mudskippers- they can get quite territorial.

Sounds like way too many bottom fish.