This marine aquarium fish is known as
Two-Lined Monocle Bream and the correct latin name is
Scolopsis bilineata. The family that this marine fish species belongs to is called the
Threadfin Bream family. (
e) Origin of this fish is
Indo-West Pacific. (
e)
Character and suggestions regarding care
A peaceful Bream.
Two-Lined Monocle Bream can grow up to 23 cm what is approximately 9 inches. 1 specimen basically needs at least 2760cm
2 of water surface which is approximately 427 square inch. We recommend you to keep it in fish tanks which are large. (
e) Medium aquariums have at least 113 Litres (30 US Gallons). Large aquariums have at least 265 Litres (70 US Gallons). Capacity of very large aquariums is at least 700 Litres (185 US Gallons).
It is easy to keep the Two-Lined Monocle Bream fish. (
e) The specific gravity (SG) should be between 1,020 and 1,025, the temperature between 23°C (73.4°F) and 26°C (78.8°F). The recommended pH level is between 8.0 and 8.3 since marine fish are used to these levels in general.
In nature they eat smaller fishes.

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Document modified on Sat Dec 22 10:29:09 UTC 2007
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