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 Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:13 am Post subject: brakish mono |
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Has any one have experience with monodactylus commonly known as mono angel
I really got attracted by this fish when I saw at a LFS |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:56 am Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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| They are indeed very nice fish too keep i had around 6 of them in group later 1 of them really grew big and started chasing others . So gave them away and they also need brakish water as they grow. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:35 am Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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| Mono are saltwater fish. The juvies are spawned in brackish water and can be adapted to live in fresh water but one fully grown will require full strength saltwater. Unless you can cater to this I would not suggest you keep em. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:02 am Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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Yes.......I had.........very beutiful fish......I kept them with community tank......and lastly I set a tank for them.......in a 26"x18"x18" tank I kept 14 Mono Angel in freshwater.........with some decor like dead corals etc........with blue light........It's looks excelent ......and they always move in group which also looks brilliant.....after having 3" size I have to give them due to space problem...  .......
But one thing I am sure I never use salt water niether I add salt in tank water. I always kept them in freshwater. Never face any problem. (From my personal experience) |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:10 am Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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| abhis9 wrote (View Post):
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Yes.......I had.........very beutiful fish......I kept them with community tank......and lastly I set a tank for them.......in a 26"x18"x18" tank I kept 14 Mono Angel in freshwater.........with some decor like dead corals etc........with blue light........It's looks excelent ......and they always move in group which also looks brilliant.....after having 3" size I have to give them due to space problem... .......
But one thing I am sure I never use salt water niether I add salt in tank water. I always kept them in freshwater. Never face any problem. (From my personal experience)
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Abhis I think they need high density water beyond 4 thanks for sharing your experience
@Rocky can you share your experience in terms of maintaining esturian type of water for these fish |
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abhis9
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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Hi Emmanuel,
I don't think so they eally need high density water ..........I kept the normal fresh water where ph level is 7.2 to 7.8 max. Also Kolkata municipal water is quiet soft water.........no issue at all.........
May be I am wrong ........but it's from my 3 yrs. exp. with Mono Angel..........one of my favourite fish.... |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:57 am Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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I never have been able to keep them successfully.Bought a couple of them way back in 2009.Kept them in freshwater.They were so active and agile for the first few days.Then one fine morning, i found them dead.Never kept them after that.
A very beautiful fish indeed.A large group would look stunning.. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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thanks Abhis
I also have borewell water supply at my home along with soft municipal water both separate connections
bore water KH is 5 d and PH is 7.5. if Iam going head with this fish i am planning to add moderate amount of reef salt with gradual increase in density of 1.010 |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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| Go ahead........if u set up u r tanks properly it will looks like a Marine setup.....which I have done for one my friend for a 3 feeter tank.......looks amazing........ |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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You could set up a Mangrove Bio-tope tank for monos... They would be happy in a Brackish tank.
You might find some biotope pics here. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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You could set up a Mangrove Bio-tope tank for monos... They would be happy in a Brackish tank.
You might find some biotope pics here.
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what would be water parameter |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: brakish mono |
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I used to keep them in a large group of 12 and the tank size was 3ft. They were fine and the setup was also had few scats and and few other puffers but the setup was done by one of my friend who had a LFS.
He used to add salt (probably Red sea salt if i can remember it faintly!!!) every time we change some 25% of the water. They were a visual delight to watch in a group and with the other semi marine fishes.
Later I understood it was a brackish water setup but they stayed there for long time. |
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