Clownfish, damselfish, and cardinalfish
Yellow-striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; paternal mouthbrooding
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Silvery-blue body with horizontal orange stripes. Shy during the day and more active at dusk.
