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Name : Pajama cardinalfish
Species : Cardinals
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FAMILY - Perciformes
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Sphaeramia Nematoptera
COMMON NAME - Pajama Cardinalfish
SIZE - 3.1" (8 cm)
RANGE - Tropical Eastern Atlantic
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Fresh marine fare for carnevores chopped into bits small enough for the fish to manage, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, frozen marine preparations for carnivores and omnivores.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 10
REEF COMPATIBILITY - May eat delicate ornamental shrimp
CAPTIVE CARE - Keep only one per tank unless at least 55 US Gal. (208 L) or larger, then add two at same time, will defend its hiding place and chase other cardinal fish away, the brighter the lighting the more the fish will hide, will perster other cardinal fish, color tends to fade, feed a varied diet vitamin enriched and containing color enhancing additives for marine fish.
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