Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Seba's Monofish
Monodactylus sebae
Photo: Ltshears · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 5 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
Full profile
- Family
- Monodactylidae
- Origin
- Coast of West Africa
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.005 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific (in groups)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 5
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Very tall body, taller than it is long, with vertical black stripes. Always found in groups and in brackish water.
