[B]FAMILY[/B] - Cyprinodontiformes [B]SCIENTIFIC NAME[/B] - Pseudochromis Porphyreus [B]COMMON NAME[/B] - Magenta Dottyback (Purple Dottyback, Strawberry Dottyback) [B]SIZE[/B] - 2.4" (6 cm) [B]RANGE[/B] - Western and South Pacific [B]MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE[/B] - 20 US Gal (76 L) [B]FOODS AND FEEDING[/B] - Meaty foods, including marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, live, fresh, and frozen marine fare for carnivores. Feed daily. [B]AQUARIUM SUITABILITY[/B] - 10 [B]REEF COMPATIBILITY[/B] - Will eat ornamental shrimps. [B]CAPTIVE CARE[/B] - 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. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]2110[/ATTACH] [/CENTER]
