🐠 Green Mandarin Dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus var. green)
Bottom Dweller • Microfauna Hunter • Peaceful Reef Fish • Display Species
 
📋 The Green Mandarin Dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus var. green) is the most iconic dragonet species, beloved for its surreal combination of green, blue, orange, and yellow hues arranged in swirling psychedelic patterns. This fish moves gracefully across the substrate, using its fins like wings as it searches for tiny live prey.
Native to the coral-rich lagoons of the Western Pacific, it thrives in mature, well-established aquariums with abundant live rock and microfauna. Captive-bred specimens are now common, adapting more readily to prepared foods, making them both sustainable and manageable.
Peaceful, reef-safe, and visually unmatched, the Green Mandarin Dragonet is a living masterpiece — perfect for aquarists seeking beauty, grace, and serenity in motion.
 
💡 Highlights
✨ Iconic coloration: mesmerizing blue-green psychedelic body pattern
⚪ Peaceful and shy: ideal for calm reef environments
📏 Compact beauty: grows up to 7 cm (2.8")
✅ Reef compatible: completely safe with corals and invertebrates
🐠 Captive bred option: hardy and sustainable aquarium choice