Whale Shark Aquarium Care Guide

Keeping Whale Shark in an aquarium requires the right conditions.

Aquarium Information

• Care level: expert
• Temperament: peaceful
• Diet: filter_feeder
• Minimum tank size: Not suitable for typical aquariums; requires oceanic enclosures of immense scale.
• Compatibility: Not applicable for home aquaria. In large public aquariums, they are housed with other large, non-aggressive pelagic species.
• Special requirements: Requires vast open-ocean environments, constant supply of plankton and small nekton, and highly specialized life support systems. Only a handful of public aquariums globally have successfully housed Whale Sharks, and their long-term welfare in captivity remains a subject of scientific debate and ethical concern.

Water parameters

Temperature

21-25°C (70-77°F)

pH level

8.0-8.4

Hardness

High (marine salinity)

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