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About Banded Goby
A small, elongated goby with banded or striped patterns in white, yellow, and brown coloration. The body is slender with a flattened head and the iconic paired pelvic fins form a disc-like structure used for anchoring in burrows.
Key facts
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Diet Details
- Feeds primarily on small zooplankton and microfauna in the wild. In captivity, offer mysis shrimp, copepods, and very small prepared foods multiple times daily to meet their high metabolic needs.
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Banded Goby requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
- Diet
- planktivore
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30-gallon tank with fine sand substrate for burrowing • Stable water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.023-1.025 • Requires live rock for shelter and small crustaceans for feeding • Paired species; establish pair carefully in established tank • Low water flow to moderate; prefers dimly lit areas near substrate
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions, including the Red Sea, East Africa, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disorder, Hole-in-the-Head Disease, Velvet Disease
- Appearance
- A small, elongated goby with banded or striped patterns in white, yellow, and brown coloration. The body is slender with a flattened head and the iconic paired pelvic fins form a disc-like structure used for anchoring in burrows.
- Max Size
- 5.5
- Feeding Schedule
- 3-4 times daily
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