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About Peacock Prawn Goby
A small, colorful goby featuring a predominantly blue to yellow-green body with distinctive dark bands or stripes. The head is larger relative to body size, and males often display more vibrant coloration with intense blues and greens. This species is notably small and slender, rarely exceeding 3 inches in length.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank with plenty of live rock and sand substrate for burrowing behavior • Maintain temperature 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.023-1.025 • Often forms symbiotic partnerships with pistol shrimp; provide rocky caves and crevices • Feed 2-3 times daily with meaty foods like mysis shrimp and small crustaceans • Generally peaceful but may be territorial toward other gobies; avoid housing multiple males in small tanks
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections, starvation in newly established tanks with insufficient food supply, ich
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Appearance
- A small, colorful goby featuring a predominantly blue to yellow-green body with distinctive dark bands or stripes. The head is larger relative to body size, and males often display more vibrant coloration with intense blues and greens. This species is notably small and slender, rarely exceeding 3 inches in length.
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Peacock Prawn Goby requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Diet Details
- Feed high-quality meaty foods including frozen mysis shrimp, copepods, and small crustaceans. This species benefits from frequent small meals to support its fast metabolism. Live food like copepod cultures will supplement diet and encourage natural foraging behavior.
- Max Size
- 3
- Origin
- Western Atlantic, found in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Inhabits coral reef environments from shallow reefs to depths of approximately 60 meters.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Family
- Gobiidae
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