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About Pearly Soldierfish
Deep red to crimson body with silvery reflections and distinctive large eyes. Soldierfishes have a streamlined, somewhat compressed shape with large dorsal spines and are primarily nocturnal hunters.
Key facts
- Appearance
- Deep red to crimson body with silvery reflections and distinctive large eyes. Soldierfishes have a streamlined, somewhat compressed shape with large dorsal spines and are primarily nocturnal hunters.
- Max Size
- 12
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Diet Details
- Zooplankton, small crustaceans, marine algae, brine shrimp, mysid shrimp, copepods, worms
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Pearly Soldierfish requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Hawaii, typically found on rocky reefs and dropoffs at depths of 10-200 meters.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
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