Milkfish Aquarium Care Guide

Keeping Milkfish in an aquarium requires the right conditions.

Aquarium Information

• Care level: expert
• Temperament: peaceful
• Diet: herbivore
• Minimum tank size: Not suitable for home aquaria due to large size and schooling behavior; requires public aquariums with very large, specialized systems.
• Compatibility: Generally peaceful with other large, fast-swimming species, but its size and schooling nature make it unsuitable for mixed-species home aquariums.
• Special requirements: Requires extremely large, open systems with strong filtration and water movement. Not a species for typical aquarists. Juveniles can be kept in large brackish or saltwater ponds for grow-out, but adults require oceanic conditions.

Water parameters

Temperature

24-32°C (75-90°F)

pH level

7.5-8.5

Hardness

10-25 dGH

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