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Banggai Cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Family: Apogonidae

📍 Banggai Archipelago, Indonesia

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Elegant black-and-silver with distinctive elongated fins and bold stripes. A mouthbrooder — the male incubates eggs in his mouth until hatching. One of the few marine fish regularly bred in home aquaria.

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pH
8.1–8.4
diet
carnivore — mysis, brine shrimp, copepods
maxSize
3 inches
minTankSize
20 gallons
temperature
73–82°F (23–28°C)

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Temperature

73–82°F

23–28°C

Natural Habitat Temperature

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82°F 82°F seasonal range  · (Jan low, Jan high)

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