Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Silver Scat
Selenotoca multifasciata
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
Full profile
- Family
- Scatophagidae
- Origin
- Coasts of northern Australia and New Guinea
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.005 – 1.020
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Silvery with dark vertical bands. A relative of the argos fish, just as voracious and fond of brackish water.
