Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Magenta Dottyback
Pictichromis porphyrea
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Pseudochromidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (territorial)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Very intense, uniform magenta color. Small but assertive around similar fish.
