Mono (Monodactylus argenteus)

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Mono

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Mono

Monodactylus argenteus

284 Litres (75 US G.)

22.9-25.4cm (9-10 ")

pH

7.2 - 7.8

22 -26 °C (71.6-78.8°F)

8-18 °d

1:2 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

5-8 years

Family

Monodactylidae



Additional names

Mono, Fingerfish, Silver Moony, Malayan Angel, Mono Angel, Silver Mooney


Origin[edit]

Sri Lanka


Sexing[edit]

Impossible to tell the sexes apart.


Tank compatibility[edit]

Will prey on small fish, so tank mates should be no smaller than 3". Keep in shoals of at least 3-4 or more.


Diet[edit]

Omnivorous, will eat most things including krill, small pieces of fish and par-boiled vegetables.


Feeding regime[edit]

Feed once or twice a day.


Environment specifics[edit]

Juveniles sold as freshwater, but these are brackish fish, needing a gravity of 1.010 or so to thrive. Adults can live in marine water.


Behaviour[edit]

Mono's are active loosely-shoaling fish.


Identification[edit]

Very distinctive shaped fish, unmistakable. Similar in shape but more exaggerated to the freshwater Angelfish. It has a silver body with vertical black lines running down through the eye, behind the gills and has yellow tinged dorsal, tail and anal fins.

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