Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Steene's Dottyback
Pseudochromis steenei
Photo: Rickard Zerpe · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Pseudochromidae
- Origin
- Indonesia
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Known as the “firetail dottyback”: orange head and dark body with a yellow tail. Very territorial.
