Pajama Cardinalfish

Special requirements

• Paternal Mouthbrooding

  Males are mouthbrooders; they carry the fertilized eggs in their mouths for protection until hatching.

• Non-Aggressive Hierarchy

  They form a strict social hierarchy when kept in groups, but notably do not use physical aggression to exert dominance.

• Complex Shelter

  Requires ample hiding places within rockwork, seagrass, or branching corals like Porites to feel secure during the day.

• Night Feeding

  A primarily nocturnal species that disperses at night to feed close to the substrate.