Where to buy Red Belted Cardinalfish
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About Red Belted Cardinalfish
Small, elongated body with distinctive red coloration across the belly and lower half. Dark upper body and head with a characteristic banded pattern; nocturnal fish with large eyes adapted to low-light reef environments.
Key facts
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Diet Details
- Carnivorous planktivore that feeds on small crustaceans and zooplankton in the wild. In captivity, offer frozen mysis shrimp, small frozen copepods, and quality frozen foods 2–3 times daily. Feed live foods occasionally to encourage natural feeding behavior.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- planktivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon tank with moderate flow (not direct) • Stable water params: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.023-1.025 • Nocturnal; provide caves/overhangs for daytime shelter • Feed small meaty foods (mysis, copepods) 2-3x daily • Peaceful with fish; may predate tiny ornamental inverts
- Appearance
- Small, elongated body with distinctive red coloration across the belly and lower half. Dark upper body and head with a characteristic banded pattern; nocturnal fish with large eyes adapted to low-light reef environments.
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