BrackishSaltwater
Atlantic silverside
Menidia menidia
Atherinopsidae, Menidiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 15 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 88 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Adults feed on copepods, mysids, shrimps, small squids and marine worms; also eggs of their own species. Preyed upon by striped bass and bluefish (chief predators). Oviparous, eggs are deposited on the substrate during a spawning run along the shore. Silversides are sometimes used as live food for trout.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Atherina boscii
- Atherina menidia
- Atherina notata
- Atherina viridescens
- Menida menida
- Menidia dentex
In other languages
- Nordlig silversida, Sydlig silversida
- Atlantisk stribefisk
- Atlantinhopeakylki
- Green smelt, Northern silverside, Tidewater silverside
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.