ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Marine betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

Marine betta

Calloplesiops altivelis · Plesiopidae

Comet, Comet grouper ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

A spotted, secretive night hunter that mimics a moray; peaceful with anything it cannot swallow.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
265 L (70 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
20 cm (7.9 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
1+

ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ

ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
1.023–1.026
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
Reef ꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯌꯕ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ
ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
Reef safe.
ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
Eats small shrimp.
ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
265 L (70 US gal)
ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
265 L (70 US gal)
ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
Ambushes small tank mates only.
ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
Every other day, in the evening.

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
265 L (70 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
8–12 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 8–15
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Carnivore — mysis, krill, silversides, chopped seafood.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Indian Ocean and western Pacific
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Reef caves and overhangs
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Dim caves, moderate flow.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 1
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Tangs
Angels
Larger wrasses
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Small gobies
Ornamental shrimp

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
No reliable difference.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Occasionally bred; eggs laid in caves.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Marine ich
Refusing prepared food initially
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

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