Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Psychedelic Mandarin
Synchiropus picturatus
Photo: Daiju Azuma · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size7 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- carnivorous (copepods)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Known as the spotted mandarin: green ocelli edged with black and orange. Requires an abundant population of copepods.
