orchid dottyback

We've wanted an orchid dottyback, love their coloration and their lively, sassy faces/personalities- finally found one at our LFS so brought it home to our tank about a week ago. It hid in the rocks for the first couple of days so much we named it Carmen (as in where in the world is Carmen San...

Hello everyone! I was looking for stocking ideas for a 20g Aqueon standard. It has not been started yet. I’m just looking for ideas. Igreen’s guide says 3-5 fish for a 20, so of course I want to do 5 haha Current idea: - Clownfish pair (mocha storm and orange storm preferably but $$$) - Orchid...

Hello. I would like to know, in your experience, which fish is more peaceful: Pseudochromis fridmani (Orchid Dottyback, also known as the Fridman's Dottyback) or Gramma loreto (Royal Gramma)? Will there be trouble with Blue Sapphire Damselfish (Chrysiptera cf. springeri) or Firefish...

Hi everyone, I'm starting my first reef tank and I've finally gotten to the step of adding my first fish and I need some help with quarantining. I was planning on doing the 80/20 quarantine recommended on the BRS TV series with Elliott.. but I only found out this weekend that Furan-2 has been...

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Hi guys, bought a jester goby yesterday to add into the tank (Evo 52 litre/13.5 gallon). I already have an orchid dottyback and two clownfish. This morning his back and top fins seem to have been nibbled/attacked. Any advice? Is it first night type issues or a bigger issue and I should take him...

Reproductive habits and first feeding of the marine ornamental, Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani) Master's Thesis by Josh Borland Supervisors: Chaoshu Zeng, Bill Chen Abstract Marine ornamental aquaculture is a young and growing field in which efforts to captively rear and breed...

Just picked up a dottyback and blenny from lfs, I wanna quarantine before putting them in my dt. What medication is safe for them, I will be quarantining in the same tank. meds on hand : Cupramine Ruby reef rally Paraguard Metroplex any advice on how to quarantine these guys would help thanks!

So I’m probably getting a 50 gallon cube soon, and this is my planned stock list It’s going to be a SPS dominated tank, it’s going to be mainly classic SPS like Bali greens and pink millies. -Comet aka marine betta (too big?) -algae blenny (too hungry? Will it irritate the corals) -sankey or...

I’ve got a 32 gallon biocube led. It’s currently occupant is one four stripe damsel and a ****ton of coral. I’m moving my damsel to my new 16 gallon. I want to know what would work best in my 32. My wife is insistent on clowns. I’m thinking some common clowns. Small ones. next I want to add...

I’ve been reefing for like 8 years and I’ve never had clownfish. I just setup a smaller tank to move my last remaining damsel out of my 32 gallon. I plan to restock it with a pair of clowns, an orchid dottyback, a corris wrasse, and some pajama cardinals. Is there a species of clown I should get...

I’ve been running a nanocube or biocube for 7 years now. In that time I’ve had an engineer goby (who just passed at age 10 and nearly 2ft long) and a four stripe damsel the whole time. A Madagascar clownfish, green corris wrasse, and coral beauty angel have all passed through. I had to get rid...

I’ve got a 32 biocube led. I just lost my engineer goby and my only fish in there is a four stripe damsel. Can I add a six line without him bullying my damsel to death so I can get some color? Or should I go with a different wrasse? I need something that can deal with my four stripe and still...