Orchid Dottyback

• Care levelEasy
• Reef safeYes
• TemperamentSemi-aggressiveChases smaller and look-alike fish; guards its cave
• Temperature72–78 °F
• Salinity1.020–1.025 SG
• pH8.1–8.4
• Min tank30 gallons
• Favorite foods
  1. Frozen mysis shrimp
  2. Frozen brine shrimp / krill
  3. Meaty pellets
• Max size3 in (7.6 cm)

In plain words: The Orchid Dottyback is a small fish that is bright purple all over, like a purple flower. A thin dark line runs from its nose through its eye, like a tiny mask. In the wild, it lives only in the Red Sea.

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