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SALT WATER
- Vertebrate - Batfish
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Pinnate Batfish Platax pinattus
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Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinattus)
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| Aliases: Pinnate Platax, Redfin Batfish |
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Family: Ephippididae
Maximum Size: 18.0 inches
Temperament: Passive
Stamina: Risky
Activity: Day / Diurnal
Tank Area Preference:
Entire Tank
Captive Breeding: Unreported
Sexual Differences: None Specified
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Considered the most attractive of the batfish you fill find, unfortunatly it is also one of the riskiest. The Pinnate Batfish typically does not fair well at all in captivity. It will typically be reluctant to eat and hide most of the time. This usually will end in the fish starving to death. Great care should be taken with this fish. Even if you aquire an active eater, ich can still be a problem. |
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The Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinattus) is sometimes called a Pinnate Platax or a Redfin Batfish. It belongs to the family named Ephippididae. Typically reaching a max size of about 18.0 inches in length, the Pinnate Batfish is passive in nature and risky in stamina. It's more active during the daytime and less at night, and will hang out across the entire tank. According to FishDB current data, captive breeding success is unreported and there are no external signs of sexual differences. Platax pinattus should not be housed in a tank less than 200 gallons in size. Tank parameters should be maintained with ph level between 8.1 - 8.4, temperature between 77 - 79 degrees fahrenheit, and a salinity between 1.020 - 1.023. Some of the environmental concerns that you should strive to replicate in your home aquaria to promote succesful acclimation include extra swimming area and high water quality.
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salt water
Vertebrates
