Where to buy Four-Striped Cardinalfish
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About Four-Striped Cardinalfish
A small, streamlined cardinalfish with a silvery-pink to reddish body. Four distinctive dark brown or black vertical stripes run across the body, giving it its common name. The mouth is large and terminal, and the fish has a rounded dorsal profile.
Key facts
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate difficulty. These are hardy fish once acclimated, but they require stable water conditions, appropriate live rock for shelter, and consistent feeding of small meaty foods. They are nocturnal and need dim lighting.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet
- planktivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank • Prefers temperature range 72–78°F • Maintain salinity 1.020–1.026 SG • Nocturnal; provide ample live rock with caves and crevices for daytime refuge • Feed small meaty foods 2–3 times daily; mysis shrimp and copepods are preferred • Peaceful with other fish but may predate on very small ornamental shrimp
- Appearance
- A small, streamlined cardinalfish with a silvery-pink to reddish body. Four distinctive dark brown or black vertical stripes run across the body, giving it its common name. The mouth is large and terminal, and the fish has a rounded dorsal profile.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections, stress-related disease, poor feeding response if acclimation is rushed
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Apogonidae
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