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ORA Orchid Dottyback

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The Orchid Dottyback is a mesmerizing fish that is easy to care for. The radiant purple will catch the attention of anyone who walks past your tank. This fish can be a fantastic addition to most reef aquariums.

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Description

The Orchid Dottyback is one color: purple. The purple is vibrant and magnificent. In the wild, they appear to be bluer because the water filters out red light. There is some variation of purple throughout the fish, making it even more spectacular. On the face is a small black stripe that goes through the eye and ends shortly after. The specimens sold here are captive-bred by ORA, but they are originally from the Red Sea. This fish is best kept in a tank with plenty of rockwork filled with great hiding spaces. You can keep more than one per tank as long as they have enough hiding spaces. Also, ensure to add them at the same time to decrease the chances of issues with the territory. The Orchid Dottyback has an aggressive nature, so it may chase a smaller fish from time to time but should not be too much of an issue. It will especially defend its hiding place from intruders. Watching them go in and out of their caves is always a fun thing to watch.

 

Care Requirements

  • Purchase Size: 1.25 – 1.5″
  • Feeding: Carnivore. Feed meaty foods. If you can, feed live foods for a healthier more vibrant fish.
  • Water Parameters: ~78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025
  • Temperament: Semi-aggressive
  • Reef safe: Yes
  • Color: Bright purple with small black stripe on the face

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Captive-bred fish, such as this Orchid Dottyback, have many benefits to both you and the ocean. The wild-caught trade is harmful to the ocean and its reefs, but captive-bred fish prove to be better alternatives. Captive-bred Orchid Dottybacks are more disease resilient, hardier, better able to handle the stress of shipping, and better adapted to aquarium life than their wild-caught counterparts. By purchasing captive-bred fish you are helping the ocean by discouraging the wild-caught trade while supporting the captive-bred industry, making our hobby more sustainable.

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Weight 3 lbs

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Alex Shelby
Don't buy

This fish is very aggressive, I don't care if it's captive bred or not. This fish will bully your other fish, I had to get rid of it because of this. Save yourself the headache and get a royal Gramma if you like fish with purple.

Hi there! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with the ORA Orchid Dottyback. We’re truly sorry to hear that it didn’t go as you’d hoped. Dottybacks do have a semi-aggressive nature, as mentioned in the product description, so they can sometimes be a bit of a challenge in community tanks. We always encourage researching compatibility to help make the best choice for your tank’s unique needs. We understand how important this is and regret any frustration this may have caused. If there’s anything we can help with or discuss further, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We appreciate your feedback!

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Luke Pickett
Beautiful Fish

Has been doing great the last few weeks. No issue with it taking frozen or flakes.

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Leo Yurek
ORA: Orchid dottyback, Neon blue goby, & Azure damselfish

I luv AlgaeBarn! Just set up a 55 gal show tank that I won in 1981 after resealing. Transferred some LPS, SPS, a few inverts and some rock from a 75 gal and cultured with Dr Tim’s One & Only and Fritz Turbo. Fish arrived the next day as expected looking healthy, of good size and hungry. AlgaeBarn Ecopods and phyto arrived the following day as expected and I’m certain the fish enjoyed some of the pods. 3 weeks later they have acclimated to new environment, remain curious, active and display excellent appetites. Feeding with Nutridiet Chlorella flakes and a Jake Adam's recommendation of aqualife CSPro flakes, and I offer home hatched artemia as well.Tank parameters are excellent: pH 8.0, alk 8.5, zero nitrite and ammonia, nitrate 12, phosphate 0.04, Ca 400, Mg 1450 with specific gravity 1.024. Adding Bicarbonate daily and leftover kalkwasser every 3 days or so to maintain Ca-I’ll switch to calcium chloride once Kalkwasser is used up.
I hope to build this as a completely captive-bred fish aquarium from ORA through AlgaeBarn using AlgaeBarn phyto to feed and boost my pod population on occasion. Waiting for a purple tang notice from Biota to add some Biota specimens as well.

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