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About Blue-spotted Prawn Goby
The Blue-spotted Prawn Goby is a small, stocky goby with a predominantly tan to beige body covered with distinctive blue spots and reticulated markings. The head is large and blunt, and the body tapers posteriorly. A characteristic dark stripe runs through the eye, and the dorsal and anal fins may show banding or spotting patterns.
Key facts
- Diet
- carnivore
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 3
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank with sandy or fine substrate for burrowing behavior • Temperature range 72–78°F; pH 8.1–8.3; Salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Often forms symbiotic relationships with pistol shrimp; provide stable burrow sites and low-flow refuge areas • Feed 2–3 times daily with small portions of mysis shrimp, copepods, and quality frozen foods • Generally peaceful but may be territorial toward conspecifics; house singly or in established pairs
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, particularly the Coral Triangle and associated reef systems from Indonesia to the Philippines and nearby waters.
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods such as mysis shrimp, copepods, amphipods, and small frozen foods. This species feeds primarily on small crustaceans and benefits from multiple small feeding sessions daily to replicate natural grazing behavior.
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, parasites, starvation if inadequate feeding, sudden death from stress or poor acclimation
- Appearance
- The Blue-spotted Prawn Goby is a small, stocky goby with a predominantly tan to beige body covered with distinctive blue spots and reticulated markings. The head is large and blunt, and the body tapers posteriorly. A characteristic dark stripe runs through the eye, and the dorsal and anal fins may show banding or spotting patterns.
- Family
- Gobiidae
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