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About Cross-Striped Cardinalfish
A small nocturnal cardinalfish with a reddish or pinkish body marked by distinctive vertical dark stripes crossing the body and head. The fish has large eyes typical of nocturnal species, a rounded body shape, and a slightly forked tail.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Appearance
- A small nocturnal cardinalfish with a reddish or pinkish body marked by distinctive vertical dark stripes crossing the body and head. The fish has large eyes typical of nocturnal species, a rounded body shape, and a slightly forked tail.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Red Sea and East Africa through Indonesia and the Philippines to the Great Barrier Reef and northern Australia.
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate difficulty. This species is hardy and peaceful but requires live rock for shelter, prefers dimmer lighting and nocturnal feeding, and benefits from established, stable systems. It can be shy and needs time to acclimate.
- Diet Details
- Feed small live or frozen foods such as mysis shrimp, copepods, amphipods, and small frozen preparations. Offer food during evening hours when the fish is most active. Feed once daily in the evening or split into two small feedings.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Common Health Issues
- Shyness, starvation if not fed appropriately, parasitic infections, bacterial infections in poor water quality
- Aka
- Crosseyed Cardinalfish
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