The dragon fish i'm getting is from wal mart do i put brackish in be for adding fish?

Question

wal mart has the dragon fish i want its in fresh water so how do i do i use brackish do i put it in first or what

Answer 1

Set up the tank then go to a real fish store and get a hydrometer and a bag of instant ocean, you will want to bring the salinity up slow as to not shock the goby, add 2 table spoons a day until the hydrometer reads 1.008.  It is very important to have sand over gravel violet goby's are burrowers and sand sifters, provide them with algae wafers, and I always used sinking pellets. Your tank must also be at least 55 gallons because the violet goby reaches over a foot long.