Where to buy Spotted Mandarinfish
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About Spotted Mandarinfish
A small, ornate fish with a turquoise-blue base color covered in red-orange spots and reticulated patterns on the head and body. The dorsal fin is prominent and fan-like, and the body is slightly compressed laterally.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Expert
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30-gallon tank with mature, well-established system • Requires abundant live rock and rubble for infaunal copepod/amphipod populations (primary food source) • Water: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, 1.023–1.025 salinity; excellent water quality essential • Low-to-moderate water flow to prevent stress • Nocturnal/crepuscular; prefers dimmer lighting or shaded areas
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet Details
- Feeds on small benthic crustaceans and copepods in the wild. In captivity, requires frequent feeding of live or frozen mysis shrimp, copepods, and amphipods multiple times daily. Dried foods are typically rejected.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- 3-4 times daily
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Appearance
- A small, ornate fish with a turquoise-blue base color covered in red-orange spots and reticulated patterns on the head and body. The dorsal fin is prominent and fan-like, and the body is slightly compressed laterally.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
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