Acclimatising Scats Or Monos To Full Marine

[STD]

I am thinking about adding some scatss &/or Monos to my Marine tank

When I get them they will most likely come from a brackish tank

How would you recommend acclimatising them to full marine salinity

 

[three-fingers]

Apparently, from what I've read on here just dump them straight in .

They are true euryhaline fish that are fully adapted to going from one extreme to the other so acclimatising them is a waste of time.

 

[nmonks]

Pretty much. Frank Schaefer reports that dumping marine-acclimated scats into a freshwater tank only causes them problems with buoyancy since it takes a little time for them to adjust their swim bladder to the different density of freshwater compared to the sea.

Personally, I'd be a little kinder. Put scats in a bucket, half filled with fresh/brackish water. Add salt water in stages over the next 30-60 minutes. Then remove scats, add to marine aquarium. Have done this with brackish water fish many, many times.

Monos are temperamental fish, and adults can be notoriously sensitive to travel. I think it's an oxygenation thing rather than salinity. So you're best off buying fairly small monos if you have the option. Juveniles are perfectly happy in saltwater.

Cheers, Neale

Apparently, from what I've read on here just dump them straight in .

They are true euryhaline fish that are fully adapted to going from one extreme to the other so acclimatising them is a waste of time.

 

[STD]

Pretty much. Frank Schaefer reports that dumping marine-acclimated scats into a freshwater tank only causes them problems with buoyancy since it takes a little time for them to adjust their swim bladder to the different density of freshwater compared to the sea.

Personally, I'd be a little kinder. Put scats in a bucket, half filled with fresh/brackish water. Add salt water in stages over the next 30-60 minutes. Then remove scats, add to marine aquarium. Have done this with brackish water fish many, many times.

Monos are temperamental fish, and adults can be notoriously sensitive to travel. I think it's an oxygenation thing rather than salinity. So you're best off buying fairly small monos if you have the option. Juveniles are perfectly happy in saltwater.

Cheers, Neale

Apparently, from what I've read on here just dump them straight in .

They are true euryhaline fish that are fully adapted to going from one extreme to the other so acclimatising them is a waste of time.

Thanks chaps

That sounds easy

 

[simonas]

show us some pics STD I love scats and monos nd rarely see them full size

 

[STD]

show us some pics STD I love scats and monos nd rarely see them full size

if & when I get them I will

Still deciding

but to keep u happy here is a picture of a Reef Tank (not mine I'm afraid) with monos

 

[simonas]

lol cheers STD

They look great in a marine set up I think, I'd love a large ank with a shoal in

 

[STD]

I bit the bullet

Just added 3 small silver scats & 3 mono seba

No problems in acclimatising at all

I was a bit worried that my current fish would bully them but so far so good

 

[STD]

A quick update - a month on they are doing well

The scats are growing and eating from my hand

The Monos are a lot more nervous and have been bullied a bit but they are also thriving

 

[Revision17]

Hopefully resurrecting an old thread won't be frowned upon too much.. but I think this is kind of related to the posts in here.

I have a macroalgae tank with a few species of caulerpa, ulva, some green calcified macros, and some soft corals. I see that monos will eat vegetable matter.. will they munch on my softer macros? Also would I have to worry about them taking nips out of soft corals?