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About Y-Bar Watchman Goby
A small, elongated goby with a tan to yellowish body marked by distinctive dark vertical bars or bands. The head is slightly darker with a characteristic Y-shaped marking on the forehead, from which it derives its common name. The body shape is typical of watchman gobies—compact and slightly tapered toward the tail.
Key facts
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and throughout the Indo-Pacific to the Philippines and Great Barrier Reef.
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods such as mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and finely chopped seafood. Offer food items appropriately sized for this small goby.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, fin rot, starvation (if inadequate feeding), stress-related disease
- Appearance
- A small, elongated goby with a tan to yellowish body marked by distinctive dark vertical bars or bands. The head is slightly darker with a characteristic Y-shaped marking on the forehead, from which it derives its common name. The body shape is typical of watchman gobies—compact and slightly tapered toward the tail.
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Difficulty Level
- Moderately hardy for experienced hobbyists. Requires a well-established tank with fine-grain substrate for burrowing, stable water conditions, and regular feeding of appropriate live or frozen foods to thrive.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Diet
- carnivore
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
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