thanks for clearing that up oddball!! i was hoping no one kept africans in truly brackish waters...
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I disagree. From my own experience, I kept mono's with my Africans in both 75 and 125 gallon tanks. My mono's lived many yrs, several exceeding 5yrs. They are free swimmers and my Africans never really gave them much attention. Both tanks were salt free. I was amazed at the growth rate for the mono's and how large they get.
Simply a wonderful fish to watch but they are aggressive towards their own. I was constantly swapping the mean guys between the two tanks.
Simply a wonderful fish to watch but they are aggressive towards their own. I was constantly swapping the mean guys between the two tanks.
1974Pantera;2135279; said:
from what ive heard,the farm bred ones are able to tolerate pure fresh for most of their lives.
yep Monodactylus Argentinus. Really active an they jump. Brackish increases life span of ADULTS and increases the color. Interestingly same family as native Butterfish and Harvestfish.
the monos will need a bigger tank anyway, unless you are dedicating one of the bigger tanks as a brackish tank for them, just take them back
The mono's I kept were the Argenteus variety and both tanks are the TruVu "long" rectangular tanks, the 75g being 60X18X16. A 29gallon tank is too small in my opinion, not enough length for them to swim. They are incredibly active and in my black back 75gallon tank, the contrast was brilliant. Looking back on my notes, several of my fish lived more than 7yrs.....and again, in a salt free tank.
