Pajama Cardinals (L)

• Care levelEasy
• Reef safeYes
• TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful; chases its own kind if cramped
• Temperature72–78 °F
• Salinity1.020–1.025 SG
• pH8.1–8.4
• Min tank30 gallons
• Favorite foods
  1. Mysis shrimp
  2. Brine shrimp / krill
  3. Marine pellets
• Max size3.5 in (8.9 cm)

In plain words: The pajama cardinalfish looks like it got dressed in three outfits at once! Its face is yellow and green. It wears a wide dark belt around its middle. Its back half is silver with orange-red dots, just like pajamas.

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