Nemateleotris decora

The Nemateleotris decora is an elegant, slender dartfish-like goby from the Indo-Pacific. With its striking color combination of a white body, black head area, and intensely violet-red caudal fin, it is one of the most decorative small fish in a marine aquarium.

Origin: Indo-Pacific
Max. size: approx. 7–9 cm
Aquarium: from approx. 80–100 liters
Temperature: 24–28 °C
Diet: Frozen food (Artemia, Mysis), fine granules
Care: Easy

The elegant firefish is a calm schooling or pair fish that likes to hover over sandy areas and retreats into its cave at lightning speed when disturbed. It is ideal for well-structured reef aquariums with many hiding places and peaceful tank mates.