Silver Perch can withstand a wide range of water temperatures (from 12 to 32 degrees Celsius). For use in Aquaponics systems it is best to buy fingerlings about 3 cm long and are already on fish food pellet. They grow to market size (500 g) in 10 to 12 months or sometimes less.

Photos are of silver perch grown in an aquaponics system at Rush Creek, Queensland, Australia