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About Purple Dottyback
Vivid purple-blue body with a stockier, compressed profile typical of dottybacks. Rounded dorsal and anal fins, with fine-tipped pectoral fins. No distinctive spotting or patterns; coloration is uniformly intense purple with darker undertones.
Key facts
- 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 with Caution
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon tank minimum (preferably 40+ for territorial space) • Water parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, sg 1.023–1.025 • Strong lighting and plenty of rockwork/hiding spots • Feed varied diet (mysis, copepods, small pellets) • Can be territorial toward small fish and conspecifics
- Appearance
- Vivid purple-blue body with a stockier, compressed profile typical of dottybacks. Rounded dorsal and anal fins, with fine-tipped pectoral fins. No distinctive spotting or patterns; coloration is uniformly intense purple with darker undertones.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from Indonesia and the Philippines to Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef.
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