Common Name: Orchid Dottyback
Species Name: Pseudochromis fridmani Klausewitz, 1968
Range: Red Sea.
Size: up to 3 inches (7 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit vertical rock walls or under overhang areas with lots of small caves. Occur at depths between 3 to 180 feet (1 – 50 m)
General Husbandry: Prefer a temperature range of 75 - 79° F (24 - 26°C) and their natural diet consists mainly of zooplankton and benthic crustaceans. Easily maintained in the aquarium and good eradicator of small bristle worms. Feed meaty/freeze-dried foodstuffs. Provide numerous hiding places, and more than one can be kept in tanks larger than 100 gallons. Captive bred.
Aquarium Suitability: *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.