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About Marginated Damselfish
Small damselfish with dark brown to black body coloration and distinctive white or pale vertical bands across the face and gill covers. The margins of the dorsal and anal fins are lighter, contrasting with the dark body.
Key facts
- Diet
- omnivore
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Care Requirements
- • 30 gallon aquarium minimum; prefers established tanks • Stable water: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.020-1.025 • Moderate to strong water flow; good lighting • Requires hiding spots and live rock for territorial behavior • Feed quality flakes, pellets, and small frozen foods daily
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of high-quality marine flakes, small pellets, and frozen foods such as mysis shrimp and brine shrimp 1-2 times daily. Marginated damselfish will also graze on natural algae and biofilm in the aquarium.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Appearance
- Small damselfish with dark brown to black body coloration and distinctive white or pale vertical bands across the face and gill covers. The margins of the dorsal and anal fins are lighter, contrasting with the dark body.
- Care Level
- Easy
- Family
- Pomacentridae
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