Jack Crevalle Aquarium Care Guide
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Aquarium Information
- Care level: expert
- Temperament: aggressive
- Diet: carnivore
- Minimum tank size: Not suitable for typical home aquariums due to size and activity level; requires public aquarium scale.
- Compatibility: Only with very large, robust, and similarly sized predatory fish in extremely large public aquarium settings. Highly predatory towards smaller fish.
- Special requirements: Requires immense tank volume, strong filtration, high oxygenation, and a constant supply of live or fresh dead prey. Not recommended for private aquarists.
Water parameters
- Temperature
- 22-28°C (72-82°F)
- pH level
- 8.1-8.4
- Hardness
- 1.020-1.025 SG
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