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Orangethroat Pikeblenny

Chaenopsis alepidota

The Orangethroat Pikeblenny is a fascinating fish with unique traits sure to captivate any marine aquarist. Most notable is the distinct eel-like body that gives the Orangethroat Pikeblenny an immediate sense of mystery. The elongated serpentine body is accentuated by a tapered snout featuring a lon

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Compatibility at a Glance

✓Reef compatible — can be kept with reef

✓Coral compatible — can be kept with coral

✓Invertebrates compatible — can be kept with invertebrates

Orangethroat Pikeblenny is considered reef safe — it can generally be kept in tanks with corals and sessile invertebrates without damaging them.

Compatibility

✓ Reef Compatible✓ Coral Compatible✓ Invertebrate Compatible

Care Parameters

Type:: fish
Aggression:: peaceful
Swimming Zone:: Surface
Midwater
Bottom
midwater
Minimum Tank:: 180 gallons
Schooling:: No
Diet:: carnivore
Safety:: ✓Reef
✓Coral
✓Invert

Compatibility with Popular Tankmates

Verdicts from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. How our engine works →

~Ocellaris Clownfish — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Yellow Tang — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Royal Gramma — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Firefish Goby — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Coral Beauty Angelfish — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Blue Green Chromis — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Pajama Cardinalfish — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
~Sixline Wrasse — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →

Compatibility at a Glance

Compatibility

Care Parameters

Compatibility with Popular Tankmates

Tank Compatibility