The Bartel's Dragonet, Synchiropus bartelsi., has a tan and pinkish red body with mottled white spots and males have a large rounded dorsal fin. They are very peaceful and can be housed with other peaceful fish in a reef tank setting, but may become territorial towards other blennies, gobies or dartfish in smaller tanks.

Gobies and Blennies , are known for their incredible jumping abilities, so having a tightly secured lid is suggested if they are tank mates. Diet should include a variety of mysis shrimp and vitamin enriched brine shrimp as well as a steady supply of amphipods, copepods, spirulina, marine algae, seaweed and algae based foods 2-3 times daily.