Red Belted Cardinalfish
Apogon townsendi
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
Red Belted Cardinalfish 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:
- midwater
- Minimum Tank:
- 40 gallons
- Schooling:
- Yes
- 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. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Yellow Tang — With caution. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Royal Gramma — With caution. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Firefish Goby — With caution. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Coral Beauty Angelfish — With caution. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Blue Green Chromis — With caution. Schooling species — Blue Green Chromis needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Pajama Cardinalfish — With caution. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Sixline Wrasse — With caution. Schooling species — Red Belted Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →