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About Intermediate Cardinalfish
The Intermediate Cardinalfish is a small, slender fish with a distinctive bicolored pattern: the head and anterior body are reddish-orange, while the posterior body and tail are pale to whitish. It has large eyes adapted for low-light reef environments and a slightly compressed body typical of cardinalfish.
Key facts
- Appearance
- The Intermediate Cardinalfish is a small, slender fish with a distinctive bicolored pattern: the head and anterior body are reddish-orange, while the posterior body and tail are pale to whitish. It has large eyes adapted for low-light reef environments and a slightly compressed body typical of cardinalfish.
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate difficulty. Intermediate Cardinalfish are hardy once acclimated but require subdued lighting, hiding places, and careful feeding with small prey items. They are sensitive to copper and rapid water parameter changes.
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet Details
- Feed small frozen foods such as mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and small copepods. Offer 2-3 times daily in portions appropriate to the fish's small mouth size.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa eastward through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, found in reef environments throughout this range.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
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