Planehead Filefish Aquarium Care Guide

Keeping Planehead Filefish in an aquarium requires the right conditions.

Aquarium Information

• Care level: intermediate
• Temperament: semi-aggressive
• Diet: omnivore
• Minimum tank size: 75 gallons
• Compatibility: Can be kept with other semi-aggressive to peaceful fish of similar size. Avoid keeping with very small, timid fish or aggressive fin-nippers. May nip at corals and sessile invertebrates.
• Special requirements: Requires a well-established aquarium with plenty of live rock and hiding places. A varied diet including high-quality flake food, pellets, frozen mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and chopped seafood, as well as marine algae, is essential. Good water quality and stable parameters are crucial. May be difficult to acclimate to captivity and can be prone to parasitic infections if not properly quarantined.

Water parameters

Temperature

72-78°F (22-26°C)

pH level

8.1-8.4

Hardness

8-12 dKH

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