Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora)

Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora)

Out of stock

800,00 EGP

Facts

Latin name Nemateleotris decora – Randall & Allen, 1973
Local name Purple Firefish
Family Microdesmidae – Nemateleotris
Origin East Indian Ocean, West Indian Ocean, Australia, The Red Sea, Indonesia
Max length 9 cm (3,5″)

As aquarium fish

Minimum volume 90 l (24 gal) 
Hardiness Hardy 
Suitable for aquarium Suitable with care 
Reef safe Reef safe
Aggressiveness Docile but might be aggressive towards similar species

Feed

Recommended Small crustaceans (Krill, mysis, artemia…)
Zooplankton (Cyclops, pods…)

Out of stock

Description

Beware of

Jumps out of open aquaria
This species is known to jump out of open aquaria.

Keep in mind

Lives in a pair
This species can live as a pair (male and female).
Hiding places
This species needs good hiding places, for example, between live rocks.
Docile
This species is very shy and docile, so one should be careful when keeping it with more aggressive fish.
Enriched food

Over time this species can lose some of its colour when the food does not contain sufficient vitamins.

It pays therefore, to use a some type of enriched food, or one, specific to this species.

 

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