Ruby Red Dragonet

Synchiropus stellatus


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Ruby Red Dragonet

Ruby Red Dragonet

Synchiropus stellatus


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Care Facts

Size: 1-1.5 inch
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Copepods
Origin: Indo Pacific
Acclimation Time: 3+ Hours
Reef Safe: Yes
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: Yes
Minimum Tank Size: 20+ Gallons
The Ruby Red Dragonet, Synchiropus sp., also known as the Ruby Red Dragonet, is a gorgeous, brilliantly colored reef-safe blenny. Featuring a ruby-red body, with mottled white spots and intensely yellow pelvic fins with stark black lining across its fins. The Ruby Red Dragonet is unparalleled in its appearance and backs it up by being reef safe and friendly, and should be housed with other reef safe, and peaceful tank mates. You cannot have enough live rock for this species, as it will spend much of its time perched, showing off its beauty, and hopping across the tank floor. Te Ruby Red Dragonet can reach a size of 2 inches, and should be kept in a tank no less than  20 gallons if kept individually, and no less than 40 gallons if kept in a pair. The tank should also have a secure and tightly fitting lid, as they are known for jumping and "scooting" out of the tank through small openings along tubes or wires. They have small protruding mouths used to capture microfauna such as Copepods and are similar to the popular Mandarin Dragonet.

The Ruby Red Dragonet's diet consists mainly of Copepods - so it is best suggested to introduce them into an established reef tank with plenty of live rock, and an ample Copepod colony. In addition, offer finely chopped meaty preparations such as vitamin-enriched Brine shrimp, finely chopped Mysis shrimp, finely chopped Krill, Clams and Crab flesh. Their mouths are very smell, so be sure to make the preparations small enough for the Ruby Red Dragonet to eat. They will thrive at a temperature range of 75-82??F and a pH of 8.1-8.4.

Love this dragonet!!! It just goes about exploring the tank and minding its own business.


Reviewed by: Esther Murphy on Aug. 7, 2017

I received my Ruby Red Dragonet and he was perfect. Very healthy and did well when entered into the tank. However, after 8 days I found him dead on top of the glass canopy. He apparently had scooted up the filter or skimmer tube and out onto the top of the canopy where he died. I had not read that these fish were bad about getting out of the aquarium and I only have about a 2" gap between the back of the aquarium and the canopy so I'd highly recommend that you have a very secure and tight fitting top on the tank as these little guys are not great swimmers but can scoot along any surface very easily.


Reviewed by: Martha Hebrew on Feb. 20, 2017

Great buy! Healthy and happy!


Reviewed by: Chel on Nov. 26, 2016

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