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About Red Dottyback
The Red Dottyback is a deep magenta to purple-red fish with a slender, elongated body. It has a distinctive bilobed dorsal fin and is known for its vibrant red coloration, especially when healthy and fed a varied diet.
Key facts
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Appearance
- The Red Dottyback is a deep magenta to purple-red fish with a slender, elongated body. It has a distinctive bilobed dorsal fin and is known for its vibrant red coloration, especially when healthy and fed a varied diet.
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Care Requirements
- • 30 gallon minimum tank size • pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.020–1.025, temperature 72–78°F • Stable water conditions; perform 25–30% monthly water changes • Provide rocky caves and crevices for shelter and territorial retreat • Feed varied diet: meaty foods (mysis, brine shrimp), QH, prepared foods
- Common Health Issues
- Marine Ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disorder, Hole-in-the-Head Disease, Columnaris Disease
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to the Philippines and Indonesia.
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Max Size
- 3
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