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| they are nothing when put up against a salt water | | | | your end. |
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| so the case with a salt water tank as there are | | | | fish that you are able to get are astonishing. If |
| other variables that come into play as well. | | | | you have ever seen the tank behind the desk at |
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| right salt mixture in the water to maintain the | | | | will surely be spectacular. |
| levels that these fish are used to living in. This is | | | | |