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Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus
Family: Callionymidae
📍 Western Pacific, Philippines to Australia
Arguably the most beautiful fish in the hobby. Requires a mature reef with abundant copepods. Not for beginners. Will starve if not given live food.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- copepods/live food
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- salinity
- 1.023–1.025 SG
- minTankSize
- 30 gallons
- temperature
- 75–81°F (24–27°C)
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Temperature
75–81°F
24–27°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
79°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Feb high)
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