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About Philippine Dartfish
Small elongated dartfish with a blue-green head and body, featuring yellow-orange spotting or banding along the flanks. Males display more intense coloration than females.
Key facts
- Appearance
- Small elongated dartfish with a blue-green head and body, featuring yellow-orange spotting or banding along the flanks. Males display more intense coloration than females.
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet
- carnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Care Requirements
- • 20+ gallon aquarium with stable conditions • Saltwater reef setup: 1.023–1.025 SG, 72–78°F • Fine sand substrate for burrowing and hovering behavior • Plenty of live rock caves and hiding spaces • Thrive in pairs or small groups; feed small frozen foods
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, specifically the Philippines and surrounding regions.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet Details
- Feed small carnivorous foods including copepods, amphipods, mysis shrimp, and high-quality marine flake or pellet foods. Benefits from multiple small feedings daily to match natural grazing behavior.
- Max Size
- 3.5
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