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About Whitetail Chromis
Chromis albicauda is a small damselfish with a predominantly blue to blue-green body and a distinctive white or pale tail. The body is compact and fusiform, with the white coloration sharply demarcating the caudal fin from the colored body, making identification straightforward in the aquarium.
Key facts
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, including the Great Barrier Reef and throughout Micronesia.
- Diet Details
- Chromis albicauda are planktivores in nature. In captivity, feed high-quality flake food, small pellets, and frozen zooplankton (mysis shrimp, copepods) multiple times daily to maintain coloration and health.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, velvet disease, finrot if water quality declines
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Care Level
- Easy
- Appearance
- Chromis albicauda is a small damselfish with a predominantly blue to blue-green body and a distinctive white or pale tail. The body is compact and fusiform, with the white coloration sharply demarcating the caudal fin from the colored body, making identification straightforward in the aquarium.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Chromis albicauda is an easy species suitable for beginner to intermediate aquarists. They are hardy, peaceful, and adapt well to established reef aquariums with proper water quality and feeding.
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