ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Mono argentus (Monodactylus argenteus)
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Mono argentus

Monodactylus argenteus · Monodactylidae

Silver moony, Mono ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ

A fast, silver shoaler that starts brackish and ends up needing near-marine water and a big tank.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
570 L (151 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
7.8–8.5
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
25 cm (9.8 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
4+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
570 L (151 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
7.8–8.5
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
12–30 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 8–12
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — pellets, mysis, krill, nori.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Indo-Pacific estuaries including India
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯃꯥꯟꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Mangrove channels and harbours
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Raise salinity with age, from about 1.008 to near marine; strong flow.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 4
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Archerfish
Scats
Large brackish gobies
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Small fish
Small tanks
Shrimp

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
No external difference.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Not bred in captivity.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Stress damage from cramped tanks
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Mono argentus ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯈꯜꯁꯤꯡ