Adding And Orbiculate Batfish To Your Saltwater Aquarium

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One of the most interesting fish for saltwater enthusiasts is the orbiculate batfish, which can be an excellent addition to your saltwater aquarium. The orbiculate batfish can also be a poor addition to your saltwater aquarium, however, which is why it is important to know whether it is a good fish for you!

Many people purchase the orbiculate batfish when it is a juvenile, failing to realize two things about this fish. The first thing they fail to realize is that, as this fish gets older, its colors will change completely, and even its shape will change! And the second thing they fail to realize is that this fish grows to be quite large - as tall as 20 inches high!

You need to make sure you have a tank large enough to accommodate its size if you want to add an orbiculate batfish to your tank. Of course, it is also important to note that the orbiculate batfish is not a reef safe fish, and most tanks large enough to accommodate them are reef tanks. If you add them to a reef tank, they will eat everything from the smaller fish to the crustaceans to the coral and the anemones!

The orbiculate batfish should be kept with other large fish if you still feel that it might be a good fit for your fish tank. But also, they should not be kept with any fish that tend to be extremely aggressive, as they will not handle this environment well.

You should keep the pH for the orbiculate batfish between 8.1 and 8.4, which is fairly standard, but their temperature needs are a bit cooler than what some of your other fish might require, as they need the water to be between 72 and 78 degrees; also, the orbiculate batfish is a very hardy fish.

Before you ever buy any fish, you want to make sure you do as much research as possible, making sure that they are a good match for you. But if you have a tank that is at least 180 gallons and at least 6 feet high, the orbiculate batfish just might be the right fish for you!