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Purple Firefish

Species photo: TANAKA Juuyoh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Saltwater Fish · Firefish

Purple Firefish

Nemateleotris decora

$49.99

The elegant cousin of the firefish, with violet and magenta fins.

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From our species guide

Care at a glance

  • Care levelEasy
  • Reef safeYes
  • TemperamentPeacefulShy and peaceful; may squabble with its own kind
  • Temperature72–78 °F
  • Salinity1.020–1.025 SG
  • pH8.1–8.4
  • Min tank20 gallons
  • Favorite foods
    1. Mysis shrimp
    2. Copepods / zooplankton
    3. Enriched brine shrimp
  • Max size3.5 in (9 cm)

In plain words: The purple firefish is a slim little fish dressed like a sunset. Its face is purple. Its body is pale yellow or white. Its back fins have stripes of purple, red and orange.

Full species guide → See its family tree

About the Purple Firefish

Purple firefish (decorated firefish) share the hovering, fin-flicking behavior of their red cousins with a more refined lavender and purple palette. Keep one per tank unless you have a mated pair, and cover the tank to prevent jumping.