It’ll probably be down the line but I definitely will at some point
Freshwater vs Saltwater fish, which one do you like better?
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Thanks everyone. I was talking about big fish/predator setups, which are generally easier than reef. These kinds of aquariums are called fish-only, and it's not any harder than a typical freshwater aquarium. Anyway I'm grateful for the responses.
Agreed, FOWLR are much easier than many freshwater set ups. Live rock makes life so much easier in many ways
Yeah, aside from mixing salt and using RODI water, it's very easy. In my case I have to use RODI water anyway because my tap is liquid rock, which can't be used on my planted FW tank.
Yeah, freshwater is really boring. Might as well be keeping a puddle in your bedroom.
Like, are there any cool crabs?
How about shrimp?
And what about snails? What cool freshwater snails are there? Are there any?
Even if there were any cool snails or crabs or shrimp, there are some things that will never live in freshwater, like jellyfish! I could setup a saltwater jellyfish aquarium if i wanted, cant do that in freshwater.
Of course you cant recreate a reef in a freshwater tank, what would you even use?
Ok, but those are just invertebrates. The name of this website is monster*fish*keepers after all and when it comes to fish there is no contest.
Can you name one freshwater fish that can compete with something as cool as seahorses? Bet you cant!
And we all know that strength and diversity of color is where saltwater fish really outclass their freshwater counterparts. I mean, Is it even a question?
Alright, alright. But you dont have sharks! All you have are bullshark refugees.
Add to that morays. Morays are the centerpiece of any saltwater aquarium they are in. Name me a single moray that could live in freshwater.
Obviously, freshwater is boring. Stick with saltwater.
Like, are there any cool crabs?
How about shrimp?
And what about snails? What cool freshwater snails are there? Are there any?
Even if there were any cool snails or crabs or shrimp, there are some things that will never live in freshwater, like jellyfish! I could setup a saltwater jellyfish aquarium if i wanted, cant do that in freshwater.
Of course you cant recreate a reef in a freshwater tank, what would you even use?
Ok, but those are just invertebrates. The name of this website is monster*fish*keepers after all and when it comes to fish there is no contest.
Can you name one freshwater fish that can compete with something as cool as seahorses? Bet you cant!
And we all know that strength and diversity of color is where saltwater fish really outclass their freshwater counterparts. I mean, Is it even a question?
Alright, alright. But you dont have sharks! All you have are bullshark refugees.
Add to that morays. Morays are the centerpiece of any saltwater aquarium they are in. Name me a single moray that could live in freshwater.
Obviously, freshwater is boring. Stick with saltwater.
I like most freshwater fish better, but when it comes to inverts, salt blows fresh away
Probably was.
Well said...
I think the big thing is that salt has more diversity of those creatures, you are stuck with one or two species for freshwater.
Life started in the seas. Most freshwater species are way cheaper in money and time than saltwater though. You can get that cappuccino snail i posted for under $5. Something similar in saltwater would be 10 - 20 times that. Same thing goes for fish. You could get a jewel cichlid for around $10, in saltwater you might be spending $100 or more.
Its not that you couldnt setup a freshwater tank with live rock and a refugium for various miniature invertebrates as a food supply for the fish; or that you couldnt setup a reef like structure with sponges, bivalves and various filter feeding crabs and shrimp, its just that almost no one ever does it. Which i think is a shame. A tank like that would function a lot differently than your average freshwater aquarium.
Its not that you couldnt setup a freshwater tank with live rock and a refugium for various miniature invertebrates as a food supply for the fish; or that you couldnt setup a reef like structure with sponges, bivalves and various filter feeding crabs and shrimp, its just that almost no one ever does it. Which i think is a shame. A tank like that would function a lot differently than your average freshwater aquarium.
