| Size of aquarium for exercise and support | . |
| Salinity of water | . |
| Seasonal changes in temperate zone | . |
| Water temperature (day and night) | . |
| pH of water | . |
| Air temperature (day and night) | . |
| Pool covering | . |
| Humidity | . |
| Color of pool | . |
| Feeding and food | . |
| Wind velocity and direction for outside enclosure | . |
| Inside containment for varying weather changes and seasons | . |
| Maintenance | . |