Royal Gramma
Gramma loreto
- Beginner
- Peaceful
- 8 cm adult
- Saltwater
Knowledge-base entry — ask in store about availability.
Half royal purple, half sunrise yellow. A cave-loving basslet that brings impossible colour to nano and mid-size reefs.
- Min tank size
- 100 L
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 8–8.4
- Hardness
- 8–12 dGH
- Salinity
- 1.025 sg
- Group size
- Can be kept singly
- Diet
- Carnivore — frozen mysis, brine shrimp, marine pellets
- Lifespan
- 5–6 years
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Breeding difficulty: Moderate
Male builds an algae-lined nest in rockwork and guards the eggs.
Provide rockwork caves and it will claim one, hovering at odd angles. Peaceful except toward lookalikes; one per tank.