Captive breeding of marine fishes has been a boon to our hobby in any number of ways, one of which is democratizing access to formerly really pricy species such as the orchid dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani). While I wouldn’t characterize the current market price of this Red Sea species as “cheap,” it’s definitely in the realm of affordable for most hobbyists—and it’s hardiness, ease of feeding, manageable adult size, reef-friendliness, and relatively peaceful disposition (as dottybacks go, that is) more than justify the modest outlay of cash for a specimen.
Physical traits
P. Fridmani是一个小的（仅达到约2½英寸），精简鱼，带有红紫色的整体色素和蓝色尺度边缘。一条深色条纹通过眼睛向对角线延伸。根据照明方案，该物种在水族馆中的出现可能明显变化。
Feeding
You’ll find thisP. Fridmaniis about as easy to feed as they come, especially if youchoose a captive-bred specimen。任何小的肉食品（通常的阵容 - 切碎的海鲜，小食肉动物的冷冻配方等）都将被热情接受，小颗粒（例如，新的生命谱）甚至是薄片。
Housing
Minimum housing forP. Fridmaniis a tank in the ballpark of 20 to 30 gallons, and theaquascaping应该包含有很多喂的假山洞吗s to retreat into. Also, all dottybacks are good jumpers, so make sure the top of the tank is covered.
Compatibility
As mentioned,P. Fridmaniis quite peaceful as dottybacks go. It can even be kept in mated pairs and small groups. However, I wouldn’t risk this unless your tank is fairly sizeable and aquascaped to provide a lot of different territories for specimens to choose from. Also, be careful to avoid heterospecific tankmates that are very similar in size, shape, color, or the niche they occupy as they may be bullied (or, if more assertive, bully the dottyback).
By the way, be careful not to mistake this species for the very similarly colored洋红色dottyback(Pictichromis porphyrea), which is arguably just as good looking but more likely to behave aggressively toward conspecifics and similar-looking heterospecifics, especially in smaller systems. You can distinguishP. porphyrea一眼就没有发现的黑眼条P. Fridmani。
If you’re planning to keepP. Fridmani在礁石系统中，您不会遇到任何问题。该物种是理想的珊瑚礁候选者，对珊瑚和其他无脊椎动物完全无礼，除了最微小的无脊椎动物外，对任何人都构成威胁。
