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About Fingered Dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus is a small, ornate dragonet with an elongated body and intricate patterning of cream, orange, and brown coloration overlaid with fine reticulations. The anterior dorsal fin is enlarged and fan-like with distinctive finger-like rays (the "fingered" common name), and the body is somewhat flattened laterally with a pointed snout. Males display more vibrant coloration and larger dorsal fins than females.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Max Size
- 7
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Appearance
- Dactylopus dactylopus is a small, ornate dragonet with an elongated body and intricate patterning of cream, orange, and brown coloration overlaid with fine reticulations. The anterior dorsal fin is enlarged and fan-like with distinctive finger-like rays (the "fingered" common name), and the body is somewhat flattened laterally with a pointed snout. Males display more vibrant coloration and larger dorsal fins than females.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia, typically found in sandy and rubble substrates at depths of 5–40 meters.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine Ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disorder, Hole-in-the-Head Disease, Columnaris
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank with deep sand bed (3–4 inches) for natural foraging behavior • Requires temperature range 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025 • Feed small live or frozen foods (copepods, mysis shrimp, amphipods) 2–3 times daily; supplement with quality frozen preparations • Peaceful disposition but very slow-moving and easily outcompeted for food by faster fish; keep with calm tankmates • Provide stable, mature aquarium with minimal water parameter fluctuations; sensitive to poor water quality and starvation
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- planktivore
- Care Level
- Hard
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