Bonefish Aquarium Care Guide

Keeping Bonefish in an aquarium requires the right conditions.

Aquarium Information

• Care level: expert
• Temperament: peaceful
• Diet: carnivore
• Minimum tank size: Not suitable for home aquaria due to size, specialized diet, and habitat requirements. Requires extremely large, specialized public aquarium exhibits.
• Compatibility: Not typically kept in aquariums. In specialized public exhibits, compatible with other large, peaceful marine species that share similar habitat requirements.
• Special requirements: Requires vast open spaces, very specific water quality, live sand substrate for foraging, and a highly specialized diet of live and frozen invertebrates. Extremely sensitive to stress and water parameter fluctuations. Not recommended for private aquarists.

Water parameters

Temperature

24-28°C (75-82°F)

pH level

8.1-8.4

Hardness

10-12 dKH

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