ORA Captive-Bred Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
$37.99
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ORA Flat Rate Shipping: $99.99. No free livestock-shipping threshold applies. Standard merchandise free-shipping offers do not apply.
Ships directly from ORA.
Shipping days: Monday–Wednesday only via Overnight Service in insulated packaging with appropriate heat/cold packs. Dispatch is subject to availability, livestock readiness, holidays, safe weather, and carrier conditions. Overnight transit starts after shipment.
Delivery area: Contiguous 48 United States and Washington, DC only. No Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, other U.S. territories, APO/FPO/DPO, PO boxes, or international delivery. These restrictions also apply through Shopify Collective retailers.
Livestock may arrive separately from dry goods, frozen foods, and other livestock sources. Review the final shipping charges shown at checkout.
DOA claims: Contact us immediately and submit clear photographs within 12 hours of carrier-confirmed delivery. Original shipping is nonrefundable; approved replacements require payment of applicable shipping, packaging, and handling. See the Shipping & Live Arrival Policy for documentation, exclusions, and claim review.
ORA Captive-Bred Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Add a splash of intense violet color to your reef with the ORA Captive-Bred Orchid Dottyback. Native to the Red Sea, Pseudochromis fridmani is a striking small marine fish known for its vivid magenta-purple coloration, active personality, and tendency to dart through caves and rockwork.
Captive bred by ORA, the Orchid Dottyback is hardy, readily accepts prepared foods, and makes an excellent addition to established reef and saltwater aquariums when paired with appropriate tankmates. The supplier lists an approximate purchase size of 1.25–1.5 inches.
Care Information
Scientific Name: Pseudochromis fridmani
Common Name: Orchid Dottyback
Aquaculture: Captive Bred
Breeder: ORA
Approximate Purchase Size: 1.25–1.5 Inches
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive / Territorial
Diet: Carnivore
Reef Safe: Yes
Aquarium & Compatibility
Orchid Dottybacks naturally seek out caves, ledges, and crevices, so provide plenty of rockwork and hiding areas where the fish can establish a territory.
They can be moderately territorial, particularly toward similar fish. ORA notes that multiple individuals can be kept when sufficient hiding spaces are available, although compatibility can never be guaranteed and individual temperament varies.
Feeding
Offer a varied diet of appropriately sized marine foods, including mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp, krill, quality marine pellets, and other meaty foods.
The species naturally feeds on small planktonic prey and generally adapts readily to prepared aquarium foods.
Captive-Bred by ORA
This Orchid Dottyback is captive bred by ORA and ships directly from ORA facilities. Captive-bred fish provide an aquarium-raised alternative to wild collection and are accustomed to life in captive systems.