Firefish
Nemateleotris magnifica
- Beginner
- Peaceful
- 9 cm adult
- Saltwater
Knowledge-base entry — ask in store about availability.
A dart goby that hovers like a living flame — cream body igniting into red-orange fins, first dorsal ray held high like a flag.
- Min tank size
- 75 L
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 8–8.4
- Hardness
- 8–12 dGH
- Salinity
- 1.025 sg
- Group size
- Can be kept singly
- Diet
- Carnivore — frozen mysis, brine shrimp, fine pellets
- Lifespan
- 3–4 years
- Adult size
- 9 cm
Breeding difficulty: Hard
Pair-bonding burrow spawner; rarely bred in captivity.
Peaceful and reef-safe, but a champion jumper: a tight lid is mandatory. Give a burrow or rock crevice to retreat to.