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Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris magnifica
Family: Gobiidae
📍 Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Hawaii
Elegant dartfish with a fiery orange-red tail and white-to-yellow body. Shy but beautiful. Tends to jump so a tight-fitting lid is essential.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- carnivore
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- salinity
- 1.023–1.025 SG
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 75–81°F (24–27°C)
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Temperature
75–81°F
24–27°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Mar high)
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