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About Orange Stripe Prawn Goby
A small, slender goby with a pale-tan to cream body featuring distinctive orange or reddish-orange horizontal stripes running along the head and anterior body. The caudal fin is rounded, and the body shape is typical of prawn gobies with a slightly flattened underside.
Key facts
- Max Size
- 3
- Care Requirements
- • 20+ gallon tank with stable parameters (72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3) • Sandy substrate for burrowing; requires rubble/rock cave structure • Pairs well with pistol shrimp symbionts; feed small meaty foods 2-3× daily • Low water movement; prefers dimly-lit areas with hiding spots
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Diet
- carnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet Details
- Feed small frozen foods including mysis shrimp, copepods, and finely chopped seafood. In established reef aquaria, they forage on natural micro-fauna. Offer multiple small feedings or allow grazing on live rock and substrate.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Appearance
- A small, slender goby with a pale-tan to cream body featuring distinctive orange or reddish-orange horizontal stripes running along the head and anterior body. The caudal fin is rounded, and the body shape is typical of prawn gobies with a slightly flattened underside.
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