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About Black-Tailed Dottyback
A small, elongate fish with a deep purple or magenta body and a distinctive black or dark blue tail fin. The head and front body are vibrant purple, contrasting sharply with the dark terminal tail.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20-gallon tank, 24" length preferred • Temperature 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.020-1.025 • Requires hiding places (caves, rockwork) and dim lighting • Carnivorous; feed small meaty foods (mysis, pods, small fish) • Highly aggressive toward conspecifics and smaller fish
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Diet
- carnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods including frozen mysis shrimp, frozen copepods, and high-quality frozen preparations formulated for small carnivorous fish. Occasionally offer small live food items such as brine shrimp.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 3.5
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