FAMILY - Cyprinodontiformes
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pseudochromis Porphyreus
COMMON NAME - Magenta Dottyback (Purple Dottyback, Strawberry Dottyback)
SIZE - 2.4" (6 cm)
RANGE - Western and South Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty foods, including marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, live, fresh, and frozen marine fare for carnivores. Feed daily.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 10
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat ornamental shrimps.
CAPTIVE CARE - Although less aggressive than other dottybacks it still may be a problem in the passive community tank, is aggressive towards fire gobies, dart gobies, grammas, small non aggressive fish. If introduced simultaneously more than one can be housed in a larger tank 90 US Gal ( 341 L) if plenty of hiding places are provided, will accept most fresh or prepared foods, offer a varied enriched diet to help keep the color intensity.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pseudochromis Porphyreus
COMMON NAME - Magenta Dottyback (Purple Dottyback, Strawberry Dottyback)
SIZE - 2.4" (6 cm)
RANGE - Western and South Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty foods, including marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, live, fresh, and frozen marine fare for carnivores. Feed daily.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 10
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat ornamental shrimps.
CAPTIVE CARE - Although less aggressive than other dottybacks it still may be a problem in the passive community tank, is aggressive towards fire gobies, dart gobies, grammas, small non aggressive fish. If introduced simultaneously more than one can be housed in a larger tank 90 US Gal ( 341 L) if plenty of hiding places are provided, will accept most fresh or prepared foods, offer a varied enriched diet to help keep the color intensity.
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