Blue Barred Dottyback, Male

Pseudochromis Dottybacks are small, hardy and generally easy to feed. Plenty of rock work with cracksd, caves and crevices should be provided for hiding. Pseudochromis Dottyback may pick at and consume benthic invertebrates. They have also been known to eat bristleworms and mantis shrimp. A diet of meaty based foods should be provided multiple times daily. Although Pseudochromis are known to be territorial and aggressive towards other fish they are also quite shy. Pseudochromis should be housed with larger fish that are not easily harrassed.

The Blue Barred Dottyback is also known as the Bluelined, Bluestriped or Surge Dottyback. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade. The Blue Barred Dottyback male and females may have different colors and patterns that may depend on area of collection or mating season. Males have a yellow to green body color with the rear of their body being a dark blue, highlighted by a yellow line under its dorsal and blue stripes running vertically on its body. Females are generally a brown color with an orange to yellow caudal fin. They can grow up to 3".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 30 gallons or larger for this species.

Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH