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About Pink-Spotted Watchman Goby
The Pink-Spotted Watchman Goby is a small, robust goby with a tan to beige body and distinctive pink or reddish spots and blotches covering its head and body. It has a slightly flattened body profile, large anterior eyes, and a characteristic pointed snout. The first dorsal fin is tall and sail-like, and the pectoral fins are enlarged, which it uses for balance and movement across the substrate.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods including frozen mysis shrimp, copepods, amphipods, and small crustaceans. Accepts most prepared carnivore pellets formulated for small reef fish. Feed 1–2 times daily in amounts that will be consumed within a few minutes.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and extending eastward to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the Great Barrier Reef. Found in tropical reef environments at depths typically between 5 and 50 meters.
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Common Health Issues
- Marine Ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disease, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections
- Max Size
- 4
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Appearance
- The Pink-Spotted Watchman Goby is a small, robust goby with a tan to beige body and distinctive pink or reddish spots and blotches covering its head and body. It has a slightly flattened body profile, large anterior eyes, and a characteristic pointed snout. The first dorsal fin is tall and sail-like, and the pectoral fins are enlarged, which it uses for balance and movement across the substrate.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank • Requires fine sandy substrate (at least 2-3 inches deep) for burrowing behavior • Maintain temperature range 72–78°F and salinity 1.023–1.025 • Feed small meaty foods such as frozen mysis shrimp, copepods, and amphipods 1–2 times daily • Pair with a pistol shrimp (genus Alpheus) for optimal behavior and burrow maintenance, though not required • Provide calm tankmates; highly territorial with other gobies and can be aggressive toward similarly-sized fish
- Diet
- carnivore
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