African Threadfin Aquarium Care Guide

Keeping African Threadfin in an aquarium requires the right conditions.

Aquarium Information

• Care level: expert
• Temperament: semi-aggressive
• Diet: carnivore
• Minimum tank size: 1000 gallons (for juveniles, significantly larger for adults)
• Compatibility: Best kept in a species-specific tank or with very large, robust tank mates that cannot be swallowed. Not suitable for typical home aquariums due to immense size.
• Special requirements: Requires an extremely large aquarium with strong filtration and excellent water quality. Juveniles need ample swimming space and a diet of small live or frozen meaty foods. Adults are pelagic and require vast open water. The long fin filaments of juveniles are delicate and prone to damage if not provided with a spacious, obstacle-free environment.

Water parameters

Temperature

24-28°C (75-82°F)

pH level

8.1-8.4

Hardness

8-12 dKH

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