Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Batfish
Platax orbicularis
Photo: Alexander Vasenin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank1000 l
- Adult size50 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Ephippidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 50 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.020 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1,000 L (very high)
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Juveniles resemble a dry leaf. It grows very tall and large: suitable only for enormous aquariums.
