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SALT WATER
- Vertebrate - Gobies
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Orange-spotted Goby Valenciennea puellaris
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Orange-spotted Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
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| Aliases: Diamond Goby, Watchman Goby, Orange-spotted Shrimp Goby, Watchman Diamond Goby, Pretty Prawn, Maiden, Orangespotted Sleeper Goby |
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Family: Gobiidae
Maximum Size: 6.0 inches
Temperament: Generally Passive
Stamina: Hardy
Activity: Day / Diurnal
Tank Area Preference:
Lower Tank Area
Captive Breeding: Unreported
Sexual Differences: None Specified
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This Goby spends most of the day sifting the substrate through its mouth in search of food particles. It is a great reef fish with the exception that it may upset sessile invertebrates with its digging. Burrowing fish are not recommended for undergravel filters. |
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The Orange-spotted Goby (Valenciennea puellaris) is sometimes called a Diamond Goby, a Watchman Goby, an Orange-spotted Shrimp Goby, a Watchman Diamond Goby, a Pretty Prawn, a Maiden, or an Orangespotted Sleeper Goby. It belongs to the family named Gobiidae. Typically reaching a max size of about 6.0 inches in length, the Orange-spotted Goby is generally passive in nature and hardy in stamina. It's more active during the daytime and less at night, and will hang out or do best in the lower tank area. According to FishDB current data, captive breeding success is unreported and there are no external signs of sexual differences. Valenciennea puellaris should not be housed in a tank less than 30 gallons in size. Tank parameters should be maintained with ph level between 8.1 - 8.3, temperature between 77 - 79 degrees fahrenheit, and a salinity between 1.020 - 1.023. Some of the environmental concerns that you should strive to replicate in your home aquaria to promote succesful acclimation include a deep substrate.
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| Posted by eff868 on July 12 2010 | post rating 100 (1 votes) |
These fish are excellent for a tank with live sand as a substrate. They continually keep the sand clean of algae and do not add to your 'fish count,' or how many fish you can have in an aquarium (because they eat more waste than they produce so filtration is not an issue). I would certainly recommend adding at least one to any small or medium sized salt water aquarium.
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| Posted by brady428 on February 09 2012 | post rating 100 (0 votes) |
Excellent choice for nano reef tanks. Very active tank participant, especially compared more timid species like the dragon goby.
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salt water
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