Sardinella Aquarium Care Guide

Keeping Sardinella in an aquarium requires the right conditions.

Aquarium Information

• Care level: expert
• Temperament: peaceful
• Diet: filter_feeder
• Minimum tank size: Not suitable for typical home aquaria due to schooling behavior and size requirements (thousands of gallons for research/public aquaria)
• Compatibility: Schooling fish, best kept in very large groups of their own species. Not suitable for mixed reef or community tanks due to specific feeding and schooling needs.
• Special requirements: Requires extremely large, specialized tanks with strong filtration and water movement to simulate open ocean conditions. Diet consists of live phytoplankton and zooplankton, requiring continuous culture or specialized feeding systems. Highly susceptible to stress in confined environments.

Water parameters

Temperature

20-28°C (68-82°F) depending on species

pH level

8.1-8.4

Hardness

8-12 dKH

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