🐠 Zebra Dartfish (Ptereleotris zebra)
🐠Zebra Dartfish (Ptereleotris zebra)
Marine Dartfish • Peaceful Community Species • Reef-Safe • Beginner-Friendly
📋 The Zebra Dartfish (Ptereleotris zebra) is a slender, fast-moving reef-safe species known for its bold horizontal striping and lively, graceful swimming style.
Highly social, this species naturally forms groups and thrives when kept in pairs or small groups, where it displays synchronized midwater swimming.
Their peaceful temperament and love for open swimming space make them ideal additions to calm reef aquariums.Hardy, active, and beginner-friendly, the Zebra Dartfish brings motion and contrast to any marine community setup.
💡 Highlights
✨ Graceful Swimming Style: Fast, smooth midwater swimmer
⚪ Reef-Safe Species: Perfect for coral tanks
📏 Peaceful Community Fish: Works well with gentle species
✅ Beginner-Friendly: Hardy and adaptable
🐠Group Behavior: Best kept in pairs or small groups
🧾 A Quick Look at the Zebra Dartfish
📛 Common Name: Zebra Dartfish
🔬 Scientific Name: Ptereleotris zebra
👨👩👧 Family: Gobiidae
🌍 Origin: Indo-Pacific
📏 Max Size: 10–12 cm (≈ 4–5″)
💧 pH Range: 8.1–8.4
🌡️ Temperature Range: 24–27 °C (≈ 75–81 °F)
🧠 Care Level: Easy
💖 Temperament: Peaceful
🪸 Reef Safe: ✅ Yes
🏠 Min Tank Size: 150 L (≈ 40 US gallons)
📌 Tank Level: Midwater / Open Water
🧬 Captive Bred: ❌ No
🌿 Wild Caught: ✅ Yes
⏳ Lifespan: 4–6 years
🍽️ Diet: Carnivore (small meaty foods)
🐣 Reproduction: Spawning pair, substrate-associated

















