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About Red Head Goby
Small goby with a distinctive red or orange-red head and upper body, transitioning to pale yellow or white on the lower flanks and belly. Body is slender and somewhat compressed laterally, with characteristic goby morphology.
Key facts
- Appearance
- Small goby with a distinctive red or orange-red head and upper body, transitioning to pale yellow or white on the lower flanks and belly. Body is slender and somewhat compressed laterally, with characteristic goby morphology.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank • Maintain temperature 72–78°F and pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.020–1.025 • Provide plenty of rockwork and rubble for shelter and territorial boundaries • Feed small live or frozen foods (copepods, amphipods, mysis shrimp, small frozen preparations) 2–3 times daily • Peaceful with fish but territorial toward other gobies; keep singly unless aquarium is very large
- Care Level
- Beginner
- Origin
- Western Atlantic, from Belize and the Bahamas south through the Caribbean to Colombia.
- Max Size
- 2.4
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