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Diadem Dottyback

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Reef enthusiast
Location
CALIF.
FAMILY - Cyprinodontiformes

SCIENTIFIC NAME -Pseudochromis Diadema

COMMON NAME - Diadem Dottyback

SIZE - 2.4" (6 cm)

RANGE - Western Pacific

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal (76 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied marine diet of live or frozen fare for carnivores, marine fish chopped, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, brine shrimp. Feed daily.

AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 10

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat smaller ornamental shrimps.

CAPTIVE CARE - Can be aggressive towards other fish species, will attack damselfishes, fire gobies, gobies, grammas, anthias, and smaller fish, will harass cleaner shrimps, less aggressive with larger fish, prone to color loss. Feed high quality vitamin enriched and color enhancing marine foods, small groups can be kept together in large tanks with plenty of cover and hiding places.

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