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| Family: |
Apogonidae
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| Species: |
Sphaeramia nematoptera |
| Common Name: |
Flame Angel, Dwarf Flame Angelfish |
| Size: |
4.0" (10.2 cm)
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| Habitat: |
South and Western Pacific, Hawaii, Austrailia, Great Barrier Reef, Christmas Islands. |
| Min Tank Size: |
40 gallon.
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| Diet: |
Omnivorous, needs Spirulina, marine algae, mysis or frozen shrimp, other high quality meaty items.
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| Behavior: |
Semi-aggressive, cannot be housed with similar genera.
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| Water: |
Temperature of 75 to 80ºF (25 – 27°C), pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020 - 1.025, dKH 8-12
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| Care: |
Easy to moderate, need moderate to high water circulation, better than average water quality (very low or zero nitrates) and is very sensitve to copper cannot tolerate levels above 0.15ppm.
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| Communities: |
With caution, should be last fish added to tank, reef safe hit and miss.
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| Suitability: |
Good for all with experience with salt-water systems. Can be an expensive fish.
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