🐠 Blue Lined Dottyback (Pseudochromis springeri)
A Jet-Black Body With Electric-Blue Head Lines • A Natural Bristleworm Eater • A Hardy, Compact Reef Favourite
 
📋 The Blue Lined Dottyback, also known as Springer's Dottyback or the Blue-Striped Dottyback, has a striking jet-black to charcoal body highlighted with vivid electric-blue lines across the head and fin edges.
It comes from the Red Sea, where it inhabits shallow reef structure, hiding among caves and overhangs by day and making quick, agile excursions around the tank before darting back to shelter. It readily hunts nuisance bristleworms, and it's not uncommon to see white bristleworm spines briefly protruding from its face after a meal, which is entirely normal and doesn't bother the fish. Every Blue Lined Dottyback we ship is feeding well.
It's reef safe with caution: it won't harm corals, but it may prey on very small or freshly moulted ornamental shrimp, particularly in smaller tanks. It's territorial toward its own kind and similarly shaped fish, so keep it singly, or as a pair introduced together, and add it toward the end of your stocking order alongside other confident tankmates. It reaches about 7.5cm, so a 75L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Jet-Black With Electric-Blue Lines: A striking, compact nano fish
🪱 A Natural Bristleworm Eater: A welcome natural pest controller
💪 Hardy: A popular, easy-care reef favourite
🌿 Reef Safe With Caution: May prey on very small or freshly moulted shrimp
☝️ Keep Singly or as a Pair: Territorial toward its own kind