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Fish
Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus
Key facts
- Temperature24–26 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★★★
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 26°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★★
- Type of aquarium
- Reef
- Swimming level
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 liters with an active copepod refuge
- Diet
- strict carnivore (ONLY live copepods)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; courtship dance at sunset
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: The most colorful fish on the planet (structural color: blue, green, orange). Scaleless: skin covered in bitter mucus. Eats ONLY live copepods: the refugium must have an active breeding population. Only for experienced aquarists who culture copepods.
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