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About Sankey's Dottyback
Sankey's Dottyback is a small, vibrant fish with striking coloration: bright yellow-orange body with distinctive purple-blue bands or stripes running vertically. The dorsal and anal fins display contrasting colors with yellow-orange and purple-blue patterning.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank with plenty of rockwork and hiding places • Maintain temperature 72–78°F and pH 8.1–8.3 • Keep salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Can be territorial and aggressive toward smaller fish or similar dottybacks; best kept singly or in bonded pairs • Provide meaty food items daily
- Max Size
- 3
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Bacterial septicaemia, Velvet disease
- Appearance
- Sankey's Dottyback is a small, vibrant fish with striking coloration: bright yellow-orange body with distinctive purple-blue bands or stripes running vertically. The dorsal and anal fins display contrasting colors with yellow-orange and purple-blue patterning.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, found in coral reef environments from the Great Barrier Reef to Indonesia and the Philippines.
- Diet Details
- Marine copepods, small fish, marine algae, and brine shrimp (in both wild and aquarium environments)
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
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