The Flame Cardinalfish: A Complete Care Guide
- Mar 16, 2021
- Anshika Mishra
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The Flame Cardinalfish is a fish belonging to the Flamefish with a fiery red light accent of either green or blue. It is a nocturnal fish that will look perfect in your aquarium.
Flamefish
Price: You will not have to spend more than $25 for getting one of these fishes.
Tank Size: You will need at least 30-gallon, so nothing too big neither too small.
Care Level: They are easy, they are great beginner fish because they are very hardy in the aquarium environment. So, it is really good if you are looking for a fish that has got good color, especially if you are new to the hobby.
Temperament: It can be semi-aggressive which is not a lot to worry about because they are not aggressive towards other fishes. It is normally towards their own kind, so if you have just one in your tank, they will be calm and peaceful for the most part.
Reef Compatibility: YES! they do great in the reef, it is where they are from, it is just what they are used to in the wild. So, you will never find them messing with any of your corals, they will look very pretty swimming around the corals in your reef tank.
Water Parameter
Temperature: You want to keep it between 72-78
dKH: 8-12
pH: 8.1-8.4
Salinity: 1.020-1.025
Appearance
Maximum Size: They can get about a 4-inches by the end of their life cycle. This is just a decent size fish they that most of the saltwater aquarist look for.
Origin: These fishes come from the Caribbean.
Diet
They are a carnivore, you can feed them meaty food which is filled with nutritious elements to keep them healthy and colorful:
- Frozen Cubes
- Mices
- Brine Shrimps
- Flakes
- Pellet food
Tankmates
Because of their aggression, it is never recommended to keep them in groups with other Cardinalfish breeds. A lot of times whenever they are mixed like that, they will end up fighting all the time. However, they can be paired up.
So, if you are putting two of these in a tank, they will work out just fine. But most of the time people just like to get one, to be on the safer side. towards other fishes they will not be aggressive, it is just towards their own kind.
You can put them with Clownfishes, Tangs, Gobies, Rasps, etc. You definitely want to put them in a tank with peaceful fish, not the aggressive ones. You don't want any of your other fishes to chase this one down all the time because they are incapable of defending them towards this.
Funny Swimmer
You will not be swimming around in your tank like most of the other fishes, they are actually fun to watch, it looks like they are floating, and then they dart towards where they want to go, it's wild to see.
Live Rocks
With this fish being nocturnal, you have to make sure that you have plenty of live rocks in your tank for them to find sleep. So, eventually, they will learn how you are feeding and when you feed throughout the day they will come out, eat the food, and will go back to their dark shade again and hangout.
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