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Euryhaline fish can adapt to a wide variety of salinities, allowing many to live in brackish waters in coastal estuaries, tide pools and other areas. Includes tips on setting up a brackish aquarium.

Euryhaline - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Euryhaline organisms are able to adapt to a wide range of salinities. An example of a euryhaline fish is the molly (Poecilia sphenops) which can live in fresh water, brackish water, or salt water
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryhaline
Brackish-water Aquarium - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

A brackish-water aquarium is an aquarium where the water is brackish (semi-salty). The range of "saltiness" varies greatly, from near freshwater to near marine and is often referred to as specific gravity (SG) or salinity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brackish-water_aquarium
List of Brackish Aquarium Fish Species - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

This is a list of commonly seen fish that can be kept in a brackish water aquarium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brackish_aquarium_fish_species
What Fish Can Live in Salt Water and Fresh Water? - eHow

What Fish Can Live in Salt Water & Fresh Water?. A major change in salinity would mean certain death for most species of fish. It has been reported that only 2 percent of fish can survive in both saltwater and fresh water. These fish are able to use their bodies to regulate salt and water content.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5513825_fish-salt-water-fresh-water.html
How Do Fish Survive In Both Saline And Fresh Water? - The Naked Scientists

Answer to the science question: How do fish survive in both saline and fresh water? - from the Naked Scientists, 3rd Sep 2011
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/questions/question/3129/
Can Saltwater Fish Live in Fresh Water? - LiveScience

Some fish species, called euryhaline fish, can live in both freshwater and saltwater.
http://www.livescience.com/32167-can-saltwater-fish-live-in-fresh-water.html
Fish Physiology: Euryhaline Fishes - Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services
https://www.elsevier.com/books/fish-physiology-euryhaline-fishes/mccormick/978-0-12-396951-4
Seven Fish Species That Can Survive in Both Fresh and Saltwater

All fish, whether they live in salt water or fresh water, must maintain a certain level of salinity in their bloodstream to survive. Most are restricted to one environment because they cannot change the way they regulate this salinity, but some species spend periods of their life in both environments.
http://scubadiverlife.com/2015/06/09/seven-fish-species-that-can-survive-in-both-fresh-and-salt-water/
Brackish Aquarium Setup - FishLore

Brackish Aquarium Setup - There's another type of aquarium, however, that is a bit more rare, though is gaining in popularity.
http://www.fishlore.com/aquariummagazine/feb08/brackish-fish-tank-setup.htm
How to Start a Brackish Tank - RateMyFishTank

If you are looking for a new challenge as an aquarium hobbyist, try cultivating a brackish tank. Not only will it be a challenge, but it will also be an enjoyable learning experience!
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/blog/how-to-start-a-brackish-tank
Practical Fishkeeping: How to Set Up a Brackish Water Goby Aquarium

News, blogs and features in mobile format. Learn everything you need to know about how to set up a brackish water goby aquarium.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3087
How to Set Up a Brackish Water Aquarium - PetSolution

If you are like most aquarium hobbyists, you started with a freshwater fish aquarium, most likely one stocked with Community fish. After a period of time you were hooked and looking for something new and decided to set up another, larger aquarium full of the colorful African Cichlids.
http://blog.petsolutions.com/live-fish/break-the-pattern-set-up-a-brackish-aquarium/
Discover the Beauty of a Brackish Niche Aquarium - DrsFosterSmith

Half freshwater, half marine, brackish aquariums are home to some of the more stunning and unique fish in the hobby. A Brackish aquarium can be exotic and beautiful. Don't be afraid to wade into the unique waters of this special hobby.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=844
7 Brackish Water Aquarium Basics you Should Know

If you've ever purchased a Dragon Goby, Colombian Shark Catfish, or Fiddler Crab for your freshwater tank and found that they never thrived, it's because these (and many other freshwater fish and invertebrates) are actually brackish!
http://homeaquaria.com/brackish-water-aquarium-basics/

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Euryhaline - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Euryhaline organisms are able to adapt to a wide range of salinities. An example of a euryhaline fish is the molly (Poecilia sphenops) which can live in fresh water, brackish water, or salt water
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryhaline
Brackish-water Aquarium - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

A brackish-water aquarium is an aquarium where the water is brackish (semi-salty). The range of "saltiness" varies greatly, from near freshwater to near marine and is often referred to as specific gravity (SG) or salinity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brackish-water_aquarium
List of Brackish Aquarium Fish Species - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

This is a list of commonly seen fish that can be kept in a brackish water aquarium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brackish_aquarium_fish_species
What Fish Can Live in Salt Water and Fresh Water? - eHow

What Fish Can Live in Salt Water & Fresh Water?. A major change in salinity would mean certain death for most species of fish. It has been reported that only 2 percent of fish can survive in both saltwater and fresh water. These fish are able to use their bodies to regulate salt and water content.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5513825_fish-salt-water-fresh-water.html
How Do Fish Survive In Both Saline And Fresh Water? - The Naked Scientists

Answer to the science question: How do fish survive in both saline and fresh water? - from the Naked Scientists, 3rd Sep 2011
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/questions/question/3129/
Can Saltwater Fish Live in Fresh Water? - LiveScience

Some fish species, called euryhaline fish, can live in both freshwater and saltwater.
http://www.livescience.com/32167-can-saltwater-fish-live-in-fresh-water.html
Fish Physiology: Euryhaline Fishes - Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services
https://www.elsevier.com/books/fish-physiology-euryhaline-fishes/mccormick/978-0-12-396951-4
Seven Fish Species That Can Survive in Both Fresh and Saltwater

All fish, whether they live in salt water or fresh water, must maintain a certain level of salinity in their bloodstream to survive. Most are restricted to one environment because they cannot change the way they regulate this salinity, but some species spend periods of their life in both environments.
http://scubadiverlife.com/2015/06/09/seven-fish-species-that-can-survive-in-both-fresh-and-salt-water/
Brackish Aquarium Setup - FishLore

Brackish Aquarium Setup - There's another type of aquarium, however, that is a bit more rare, though is gaining in popularity.
http://www.fishlore.com/aquariummagazine/feb08/brackish-fish-tank-setup.htm
How to Start a Brackish Tank - RateMyFishTank

If you are looking for a new challenge as an aquarium hobbyist, try cultivating a brackish tank. Not only will it be a challenge, but it will also be an enjoyable learning experience!
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/blog/how-to-start-a-brackish-tank
Practical Fishkeeping: How to Set Up a Brackish Water Goby Aquarium

News, blogs and features in mobile format. Learn everything you need to know about how to set up a brackish water goby aquarium.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3087
How to Set Up a Brackish Water Aquarium - PetSolution

If you are like most aquarium hobbyists, you started with a freshwater fish aquarium, most likely one stocked with Community fish. After a period of time you were hooked and looking for something new and decided to set up another, larger aquarium full of the colorful African Cichlids.
http://blog.petsolutions.com/live-fish/break-the-pattern-set-up-a-brackish-aquarium/
Discover the Beauty of a Brackish Niche Aquarium - DrsFosterSmith

Half freshwater, half marine, brackish aquariums are home to some of the more stunning and unique fish in the hobby. A Brackish aquarium can be exotic and beautiful. Don't be afraid to wade into the unique waters of this special hobby.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=844
7 Brackish Water Aquarium Basics you Should Know

If you've ever purchased a Dragon Goby, Colombian Shark Catfish, or Fiddler Crab for your freshwater tank and found that they never thrived, it's because these (and many other freshwater fish and invertebrates) are actually brackish!
http://homeaquaria.com/brackish-water-aquarium-basics/

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