Gary Majchrzak
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can this species be kept in groups or pairs (similar to the Orchid Dotty P. fridmanii)?
Pseudochromis elongatus questions
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I don't have Wittenrich's book in front of me, but I think he mentioned that pseudochromis in it. PM Block Head, he is borrowing my copy.
Gary Majchrzak
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Wittenrich is from our neck of the woods
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Wittenrich is from our neck of the woods
Arc Katana
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I've had as many as four in a 15G tank. Bigger tanks with lots of rocks should be ok - but the alpha male may well keep the other fish stuck up in a corner. Very fun fish.
ichthyogeek
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I know this is 3+ years old, but it's one of the only links I've got. I heard that these fish are relatively more peaceful than say, a strawberry dottyback, is this true? Are they like normal dottybacks in terms of care and feeding? I did a quick web search and found out that ORA is breeding them. However, the fish shown look drastically different than the one on liveaquaria. I like how it's portrayed as gentle, and the color, but besides the price, are there any disadvantages?
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Strawberry Dotty? Which one.
The Orchid dotty is the peaceful one. Fridmani.
The other purple ish dottys commonly seen for sale in the USA are usually aggressive
The Orchid dotty is the peaceful one. Fridmani.
The other purple ish dottys commonly seen for sale in the USA are usually aggressive
ichthyogeek
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Pictichromis porphyreus, not Pseudochromis fridmani, my bad.
ichthyogeek
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So the more I look at this fish, the more I feel it would do better than strawberry dottybacks, and my LFS says they cost cheaper than both strawberries and orchids. MOFIB has them listed as sexually dimorphic, with males being green and females being orange, so at what age/size do they start going from males to females or vice versa? Also, did you ever find out if they easily pair or group up?
