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Purple Fire Goby (Nemateleotris decora)

Purple Fire Goby (Nemateleotris decora)

$80.00 CAD
$80.00 CAD
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The Purple Fire Goby is a peaceful, elegant fish with a soft purple body and a long, flowing dorsal fin that adds a calm, floating look to the reef. It spends its time hovering in the water column near a favourite cave or burrow, then darts back to safety when startled. It is a great choice for community reefs, but it is a known jumper, so a tight lid is a must.

Why we love it

  • Beautiful purple tones and graceful, hovering behaviour

  • Peaceful and reef safe, perfect for community tanks

  • Great for adding movement without adding aggression

Suggested parameters

  • Temperature: 24–26°C (75–79°F)

  • Salinity: 1.024–1.026 SG

  • pH: 8.1–8.4

  • Alkalinity: 8–10 dKH

  • Ammonia/Nitrite: 0

  • Nitrate: Under 20 ppm (stable is best)

Care and temperament

  • Difficulty: Easy to moderate

  • Temperament: Peaceful

  • Reef safe: Yes

  • Minimum tank size: 20 gallons recommended (30+ gallons is ideal for stability)

Diet

Purple fire gobies are generally good eaters but can be shy at first.

  • Frozen mysis and enriched brine shrimp

  • Finely chopped seafood blends

  • Small pellets and flakes (many will accept once settled)

  • Feed small amounts 1 to 2 times per day

Compatibility and tankmates

  • Great with peaceful reef fish, clowns, gobies, blennies, and most wrasses

  • Avoid aggressive bullies and very pushy eaters that may stress it

  • Provide rockwork with caves and overhangs so it can claim a safe “home”

Lid requirement

Firefish are famous jumpers, especially during the first few weeks.

  • A tight-fitting lid or mesh top is strongly recommended

  • Cover gaps around plumbing and overflows

What you are buying

  • You will receive: 1 Purple Fire Goby (Nemateleotris decora)

  • Colour and size can vary slightly between individuals

As with all fish, slow acclimation is recommended, and quarantine is encouraged when possible.

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LIGHT

LOW: Place coral at the bottom of the tank. Depending on the type, coral may need to be placed off sand and therefore mounted on a ceramic disc of piece of rock.

MEDIUM: Place coral at mid-range of the tank. Best placed/glued on top of a rock scape at mid-range height. 

HIGH: Place coral from mid range to just below water level. SPS coral are shallow growing so they require and are able to tolerate intense light.

FLOW

LOW: Most soft coral do well with a small, gentle pulse. There are certain corals that can even be placed in areas of indirect flow, meaning places aside a rock structure or set into a entrance to a cave style space.

MEDIUM: Many LPS types of coral prefer medium pulse current. Most Euphyllia or corals that have more tissue structure connected to their skeleton, don’t like to be in a high flow area like the direct flow of the wave pump.

HIGH: Similar to high light, SPS enjoy being in some heavy current. Most LPS and SPS that branch encrust or plate prefer high flow that simulates the top water waves.

SKILL

ENTRY: While some may say beginner level, "Entry" is a good term to be used when starting out in the world of corals and marine life. Prior to adding livestock, you want to ensure that your reef has the proper parameters including zero levels of ammonia and nitrite. Seeing traces of nitrate in your waters is a good sign - just keep them at a lower level of 2ppm to 10ppm. Maintaining correct temperature and salinity are a huge factor to stable parameters. Starting to monitor your PH, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium is a great habit to get into to keep a successful reef.

While some soft coral don’t require too much light, having a proper reef light that puts out the proper pars is very important. You'll also want to have a good amount of flow and protected rock areas, as placing corals in their happy spot is ideal for success.

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