Fish of the Day: Five lined Cardinalfish / Chellodipterus quinquelineatus

[revhtree]

Fivelined Cardinalfish / Chellodipterus quinquelineatus

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chellodipterus quinquelineatus

COMMON NAME - Fivelined Cardinalfish

SIZE - 4.7" (12 cm)

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Small chopped marine fare, live baby guppies, grass shrimp, and frozen brine shrimp, frozen preparations for carnivores.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat small snails, crabs, shrimps, and fish

CAPTIVE CARE - Keep only one per tank, introduce after more passive tank mates are acclimated, will feed day and night, spends most of its time in the open, provide hiding places, younger fish will spend time in the tentacles of sea anemones, or long spine urchins, keep only with fish its own size or larger and with passive tank mates.

 

[Reef Breeders]

Beautiful fish!

 

[revsgirl]

Neat lookin' lil' guy!!

 

[wysiwyg]

very beautiful fish would love one in my tank

 

[landlord]

I have been on the hunt for awhile now. I can't seem to locate them. They get larger than you average cardinal but are absolutely stunning in person. If anyone knows where to source em I be grateful. Currently keeping

10 stop light cardinals
4 orange lined
3 kauderns
3 pajamas
3 copper lined

Recently lost
10 red tail spot cardinals
1 ring tail

Recently Removed
7 flame cardinals (1 of them devastated the 11 above and his 6 brother/sisters in 2 days.)

Sometimes you win sometimes you loose.

 

[Aquaph8]

Cool fish, Ive never seen that one before.