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About Blue-Spotted Jawfish
Small goby-like fish with pale tan to yellowish body coloration and distinctive blue spots scattered across the head and body. The mouth is large and terminal, and the body is relatively slender with the dorsal fin positioned anteriorly.
Key facts
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet Details
- Feed small frozen meaty foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and small pieces of fish. Offer food items that will sink or move slowly near the substrate where the jawfish forages. Feed 1-2 times daily.
- Origin
- Eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to Peru.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disease, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Aka
- Blue-Spotted Jawfish
- Family
- Opistognathidae
- Max Size
- 4.5
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Appearance
- Small goby-like fish with pale tan to yellowish body coloration and distinctive blue spots scattered across the head and body. The mouth is large and terminal, and the body is relatively slender with the dorsal fin positioned anteriorly.
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon tank with fine sand substrate for burrowing • Stable parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, SG 1.020–1.025 • Requires rubble, rock caves, and hiding spots • Feed varied diet: mysis shrimp, copepods, small crustaceans • Generally solitary; can be territorial with conspecifics
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