African Moony: Looks like a Stingray Moving Sideways

Most people do not know what brackish means. Brackish means that the fish cannot be placed into a freshwater tank and it cannot be placed into a saltwater tank. A brackish fish must be in a fish tank that contains a little bit of salt in the water. It doesn't require as much salt as your average saltwater fish but you will still need to place some salt into the water to keep the fish alive. You cannot expect this fish to live in a freshwater or saltwater fish tank. You have to place this fish in a freshwater set up and add a little bit of salt to the water. The African Moony is a brackish fish.

This fish looks like a stringray that is moving through the water sideways. The top and bottom fin is so large that it looks quite weird. While this fish is relatively easy to care for you will need at least a 55 gallon tank to house this fish. If you purchase this fish from a pet store you will most likely get this fish when it is only a couple of inches long. This fish will grow to be over 6 inches in length. Most pet stores will not tell you how big fish get because they are afraid that you will not by them if you know the truth.

If you want to keep the African Moony you will need to have your temperature set at between 70 and 80 degrees. You will want to purchase a heater for your fish tank that will not over power or under power the heater. You will also need to purchase a timer for your light to connect up to. This will make sure that your light stays on for only a certain amount of time. This will turn the light on and off. Set the timer to come on for only 6 hours so that the water doesn't overheat and cause your Moony to get very stressed out.

If you want to purchase this fish I would recommend going to your local Petco or your local Petsmart. You will find this fish but it will only be several inches in length. You will spend approximately $15 on this fish, just like all other brackish fish. The fish will be more expensive if it's a little bit larger than normal. You will basically pay for the size of the fish. It's best to get the fish when it's small rather than when it's already large because it's harder to transport when the fish is over 6 inches in length.