Saltwater Fish, Marine Fish - Aquatic Connection

Gobies, Blennies, Jawfish

Saltwater Gobies are great little reef safe fish. Not aggressive in nature, they will consume algae, Amphipods and Copepods. They fall into 3 basic categories: Sand Sifting Gobies, Shrimp Gobies and Small Gobies. Dartfish are also considered a goby. They have beautiful brilliant colors and nice long bodies. Give these beauties plenty of live rock and livesand at least 2 inches deep for burrowing in. A great addition for a reef aquarium, FOWLER aquarium (fish only with live rock), or a nice peaceful saltwater community tank, make sure the aquarium is covered by either a canopy or lid since some of these guys love to jump.

Saltwater Blennies are a diverse group of fish, most of which belong to the families Blenniidae and Chaenopsidae. Blennies spend their time on the reef grazing on microalgae and small crustaceans. These fish are usually bottom dwellers, and are most commonly associated with coral reefs or rocky areas. Most Blennies reach a size of three inches in an aquarium, while the largest of the group can reach over seven inches in length in the wild. Blennies are closely related to Gobies, and often are recognized by their eyelashes over their eyes and nostrils. With all Blennies, a good amount of live rock is a requirement. It should be an established tank with microalgae available. Most Blennies are ideally suited for life in the home aquarium. They are relatively hardy, and adjust well to an aquarium.

Yellow Watchman Goby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Description: The Yellow Watchman Goby also are called Yellow Watchman Prawn Goby, and sometimes the Yellow Shrimp Goby. Yellow Watchman Gobies are one of the more popular Shrimp Gobies offered in the pet trade. They seem to be very resistant to most saltwater fish disease in the marine aquarium. They are found wild in many habitats between Singapore and Micronesia. Yellow Watchman Gobies form a mutual symbiotic relationship with some Pistol Shrimp. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp.
Recommended Tank size: It requires a 1 gallon or larger aquarium
Feeding and Diet:Yellow Watchman Gobies may be kept on a diet of brine shrimp, large shrimp chopped into bits, and other meaty foods.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"

$14.99

Diamond Watchman Goby
Valencienna puellaris

Good Reef Fish - Good Sand Sifter

Description: The Diamond Goby is also called the Orange Spotted Diamond Goby, the Pretty Prawn goby, the Maiden goby, or the Orangespotted Sleeper Goby. It is one of the more popular gobies. It can be fed just about any marine food, but, if you have a large aquarium, it will get most of its nourishment from the organic matter in the sand bed. The Diamond Watchman will usually dig a burrow underneath a rock in your aquarium, in which it will sleep and hide when frightened.

Not only is it a very beautiful fish, but it is also quite beneficial for aquariums, since it will oxygenate the sand bed and stir up any waste. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp. The Diamond Goby is known to take an aquarium that has been ignored, filthy with detritus, and working non stop it starts passing the sand through its gills and makes the sand white again. It also seems to enjoy stacking sand in little mounds, which can be an interesting sight to behold.
Recommended Tank size: 1 gallon
Feeding and Diet: It feeds on a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysid shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2-1/2" to 3-1/2"

$24.99 Single ~ $59.99 Pairs (sometimes Available)

Pink Spot Shrimp Goby
Cryptocentrus pavoninoides

Good Reef Fish - Good Sand Sifter

Description: Cryptocentrus pavoninoides, commonly called Bluespotted Watchman goby, is a Goby from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for their partnered shrimp. Totally Reef Safe and gets along with every fish in your tank! Blue-spotted Watchman Gobies are peaceful toward other fish, but may not tolerate other Blue-spotted Watchman Gobies. They are fine for reef aquariums, and prefer an environment with plenty of hiding places and a sandy bottom to dig burrows. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp.
Recommended Tank : The ideal aquarium should have plenty of room at the bottom and a sandbed of at least two inches in depth. When startled or threatened, they have been known to jump out of uncovered aquariums. Always keep the tank covered and provide plenty of hiding places to retreat to.
Feeding and Diet: will feed off the bottom sifting through the sand. The diet should consist of a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores. It should be fed frequently.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility: Great addition to reef or community tank

$29.99

ORA Certified
Tank Raised Spotted Mandarin
(also called Target Mandarin)
Synchiropus picturatus

ORA Mandarins have been raised on a variety of prepared foods. Hobbyists of all levels can now own and enjoy these easy to keep Mandarin Dragonets thanks to the research and production efforts of ORA. Approximately 1 year old

Description: ORA Spotted Mandarins have light green bodies with unique turquoise, black and orange bull’s-eye patterns. Their face masks have beautiful turquoise and orange stripes. They can be kept in mated pairs or singly.

ORA was the first to introduce significant numbers of captive-bred Mandarin Dragonets, also know as Mandarin Gobies, to the commercial aquarium market. The striking colors and patterns of the Mandarin make them one of the most popular and common marine aquarium fish on the market, but the wild-caught specimens have a reputation as being difficult to feed and maintain. Those concerns are resolved as ORA Mandarins have been raised on a variety of prepared foods. Hobbyists of all levels can now own and enjoy these easy to keep Mandarin Dragonets thanks to the research and production efforts of ORA.

All of ORA’s captive bred mandarins will accept a variety of prepared frozen and dry foods upon acclimation to their new tank. They may be offered Nutramar Ova, finely chopped Hikari Frozen Blood Worms, fish roe, frozen or live baby brine shrimp, frozen daphnia, and New Life SPECTRUM Small Fish Formula pellets. Some have also shown interest in Cyclopeeze.

Recommended Tank size: A peaceful fish that will fare best in the established reef tank provided there are no aggressive tankmates that may compete for food.In the aquarium, provide them with plenty of rockwork in which to hunt and hide. The minimum tank requirement is generally stated as 10 gallon with 50lbs or more of live rock.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$49.99

Blue Mandarin
Pterosynchiropus splendidus

Description: The Blue Mandarin also called the Green Mandarin , Green Mandarin Dragonet , or Psychedelic Mandarin fish can simply not be confused with any other fish. It has arguably the most attractive coloration and pattern of any commonly kept reef fish. The scale-less body of the fish is a blue or green color which has orange wavy lines across it. The tail is bright red with blue edging. Other colors can be found in the pattern as well.

Mandarins help to prevent brown flatworm infestations, which can be trouble for some reef aquariums. The Mandarinfish will hover and scoot around your reef aquarium without bothering any corals, clams, or invertebrates. It is best kept with other docile fishes in a community reef aquarium.

The Mandarin requires an established reef aquarium with plenty of live copepods available to feed on. You can supplement its diet with live copepods from AlgaGen called Tisbe Copepods. Adding a refugium to your system will once established, provide an excellent source of live food.
Recommended Tank size: The minimum tank requirement is generally stated as 10 gallon with 50lbs or more of live rock. This is based on feeding requirements and not space requirements as the Mandarin is a very slow, docile fish.
Note: Due to the specific food needs of mandarin fish we request they only be placed in well established aquariums with plenty of live copepods available to feed on. We therefore only provide an arrive in "perfect condition" guarantee and no long term guarantee is provided.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2"

$19.99 Single ~ $59.99 Pairs (sometimes Available)

Target Mandarin
(also called Spotted Mandarin)
Synchiropus picturatus

Description: One of the most dramatically colored saltwater fish, the Target Mandarinfish , also called the Yellow Target Mandarin fish, or the Yellow Mandarin Goby. Though this animal is commonly referred to as a goby, this name is misleading. The Yellow Target Mandarin is a Dragonet in the family Callionymidae.
Mandarinfish require an established reef aquarium for survival. It will feed on tiny invertebrates from the live sand and live rock, and does benefit from additional food supplied by refugiums. This fish will also help to prevent brown flatworm infestations, which can be trouble for some reef aquariums. The Mandarinfish will hover and scoot around your reef aquarium without bothering any corals, clams, or invertebrates. It is best kept with other docile fishes in a community reef aquarium. The Mandarin requires an established reef aquarium with plenty of live copepods to feed on. You can supplement its diet with Arctic Pods and live copepods. Adding a refugium to your system will also provide a continued source of live food.
Of recent news, the livestock aquacultural facility of ORA has successfuly reared Target Mandarin fish. The program has been very successful and these tank raised Target Mandarin fish are also available through Aquatic Connection Live.
Recommended Tank size: The minimum tank requirement is generally stated as 10 gallon with 50lbs or more of live rock. This is based on feeding requirements and not space requirements as the Mandarin is a very slow, docile fish. Perhaps more important than tank size is how heavily fed and nutrient rich a tank is, since this type of tank will generally support a higher copepod population than tanks run under more lean conditions.
Note: Due to the specific food needs of mandarin fish we request they only be placed in well established aquariums with plenty of live copepods available to feed on. We therefore only provide an arrive in "perfect condition" guarantee and no long term guarantee is provided.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2"

$19.99 Single ~ $59.99 Pairs (sometimes Available)

Yellow Clown Goby
Gobiodon okinawae

Description: This is a fascinating fish to keep in the aquarium, especially in smaller tanks. It does best if housed with live or faux corals of the branching type. Members of this genus are thought to have a noxious body slime that deters most predatory fishes from feeding on them. Not aggressive towards other fish species, although it may fight with members of its own kind. The number you place in your tank should be a function of how many hiding places in available. These are very small, typically around 1"
Recommended Tank size: 1 gallon
Feeding and Diet: It feeds on a variety of small crustaceans, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp (live or frozen), mysid shrimp, prepared foods for herbivores, and algae growing in the tank.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$14.99

Warpaint Clown Goby
Gobiodon atrangulatus

Description: Warpaint Clown Gobies are similar to the common Green Clown Gobies but they have the beautiful red "warpaint" markings on the face and body. They have a semi-elongated body form, similar to clownfish, but with a more noticably rounded head. Body tapers down towards the tail, the tail flares out in a rounded ball or fan shape shape. The Dorsal fin is split into two sections. The base color is a translucent green, given a blue cast in the head area from a patch of blue color that seems to radiate out from the cheek.
Recommended Tank size: It requires a 10 gallon or larger aquarium preferably with branching coral. It will rarely become aggressive towards other fish.
Feeding and Diet: It feeds on a variety of small crustaceans, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp (live or frozen), mysid shrimp, prepared foods for herbivores, and algae growing in the tank.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 3/4" to 1"

$14.99

Starry Blenny
Salarias ramosus

Description: The Starry Blenny also called a Snowflake Blenny is an excellent housekeeper for your reef aquarium native to the Western Central Pacific reefs. It eats a wide variety of algae including troublesome hair and string algae. A common sight is of this fish with a fat belly perching on a clean rock after its meal. Make sure to provide live rock for it to graze on and perch on. The Starry Blenny gets its name from the numerous white to light blue dots over their entire body; they also have bushy cirri (whisker-like appendages) protruding from between their eyes, and are equipped with combed teeth for excellent algae grazing. They are a hardy and intelligent species that will add personality to any system along with the added benefit of controlling nuisance algae growth. A popular choice for "nano" systems as well as larger community reef setups and will get along peacefully with their tank mates as long as they do not have a similar appearance, (other close resembling blenny's).
Tank Recommendations: The Starry Blenny requires an aquarium of at least 20 gallons and should be provided with plenty of live rock for grazing, perching and hiding; the live rock should be stable as Starry Blennies will sometimes dig and move rubble and other objects around which can dislodge structures and can lead to injury.
Feeding and Diet: The Starry Blenny is a herbivore and grazes on various marine algae within its natural environment. In the aquarium it should be fed a variety of vitamin-enriched marine algae, vegetable matter, and quality, Spirulina-based prepared foods.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"

$29.99

Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby
Stonogobiops sp.

Description: One of the most spectacular members of the genus Stonogobiops is the Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby, also called the Candy Stripe Goby or the White Ray Shrimp Goby. This beautiful fish has a long, white first dorsal spine. It also has bright or rusty orange longitudinal lines on the flanks that are broken into elongate spots on the head and opercula. This beautiful goby attains a maximum length of around 5 cm (2.0 in.). The whiteray shrimpgoby can be found on sand or mixed sand rubble slopes, where it is most often found at depths in excess of 30 m (98 ft.). It will hover in the water column near its hole, but will also spend a considerable amount of time resting on the bottom near the entrance of its burrow. The fact that it occurs at great depths makes this a tough aquarium fish to find.

The Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby per its name will pair with a Candy Striped pistol shrimp. This unique symbiotic relationship is quite interesting to observe. The goby serves as lookout while the nearly blind shrimp keeps their burrow dug out and tidy. Do not keep with hawkfish, sand perches, or aggressive dottybacks which may pick on it. This goby is best added before larger more aggressive gobies.
Recommended Tank size: 1 gallon
Feeding and Diet: It feeds on a variety of small crustaceans, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp (live or frozen), mysid shrimp, prepared foods for herbivores, and algae growing in the tank.
Level of Care: very hardy , exceptional for reef aquariums.
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$39.99 Single ~ $69.99 Yasha Goby w/Candy Pistol Shrimp

Sleeper Banded Goby
Amblygobius phalaena

Description: The Sleeper Banded goby is regularly encountered by aquarists and is a fairly durable aquarium species. Also called the Bullet Goby or Brown Barred Goby, this member of the attains a maximum length of around 6 inches. It can be employed in a utility role in the reef aquarium as it will help keep the upper layers of live sand stirred by taking mouthfuls and then expelling it through its gills. The sleeper banded goby is rarely quarrelsome with heterospecifics, but they will fight with each other. When quarreling, they will erect their fins, rub their ventral surfaces together, and ram each other with their open mouths. Because of their propensity to fight, it is best to keep it singly .
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon
Feeding and diet: It can be fed vitamin-enriched live and frozen brine shrimp and mysid shrimp, as well as prepared foods for herbivores. If placed in a tank without filamentous algae, live sand, or live rock, feed at least twice a day, but if natural foods are present, you can feed it less frequently. Keep an eye on its weight to determine if you should feed more.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$19.99

Orange Spot Prawn Goby
Amblyeleotris guttata

Description: This is one of the most attractive shrimp-goby species. The body is covered with bright orange spots, the pelvic fins are black and the chest of this little goby is maroon or dark brown. Orange-spotted Gobies require a sandy substrate to dig in and sift through. A peaceful fish, the Orange Spot Prawn Goby, is found living in several reefs of the Indo Pacific region. This Goby is one of several Shrimp Gobies found in the oceans. If present, this fish will gladly share its sand bed burrow with a Pistol Shrimp Alpheus. It will also build burrows in the absence of a Pistol Shrimp; helping to keep the sand bed well stirred. Also known by the name Pretty Prawn Fish, this Goby readily adapts to a diet of frozen food.
Recommended Tank size: Requires a 5 gallon or larger aquarium
Feeding and Diet:Feeds on zooplankton and small bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Provide a varied diet including frozen preparations for carnivores.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 2-1/2"

$19.99

Scissortail Goby
Ptereleotris evides

Description: The Scissortail Goby, also known as the Scissortail Dartfish, make very good reef or community tank inhabitants. This peaceful fish is a member of the family Microdesmidae, which are referred to as dartfishes, close relatives of the popular Firefish. It is bicolored, with a greenish blue front half and a darker rear half. The tail, dorsal and anal fins are also dark. This is a durable aquarium species that will quickly adjust to an aquarium that contains other passive species. It should be kept in pairs or groups, and can be housed with other Gobies.They will spend the majority of their time in the middle of the tank cruising for food. Very hardy, very non-aggressive. They get along with with their own kind as well as other's in the tank. Scissortail Gobies can get up to about 5" in length.
Recommended Tank size: 20 gallon
Feeding and Diet: The Scissortail Goby diet should include preperations that include chopped or shaved seafood, brine shrimp, and/or mysid shrimp.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2-1/2" to 4-1/2"

$17.99

Blue Neon Goby
Elacatinus oceanops

Description:Neon gobies are one of the most easily recognized and popular saltwater aquarium fish. It is well documented that this fish is a cleaner species that picks parasites and other debris from the mouth, gills and skin of larger fish. They are small, reaching about 2 inches in length, and are black with two neon blue stripes along the back and a white belly. Neon gobies are not difficult to keep in aquariums, and are especially well suited to reef tanks. They will eat small bits of frozen and dry aquarium foods although in nature they are almost exclusively parasite pickers. Normally, they are not bothered by larger fish because they are recognized as cleaners. Spawning of this species is well documented, and pairing and spawning are often observed in aquaria. This species can lay 500-800 eggs every 10 days, hatching in about 8-9 days. They spend about 25-28 days as larva until metamorphosis.
Recommended Tank size: 1 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Neon Gobies get some of their nutritional requirements from cleaning other fish, but it is hard to make a living in a normal reef tank. They will readily accept small meaty foods that are offered. Their mouths are fairly small, so only small foods are given any attention.
Reef Compatibility: Neon Gobies are very good reef tank inhabitants.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"
Level of Care: Easy
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$18.99 ea. ~ 3 for $49.99

Tank Bred ORA Yellow Line Goby
Gobiosoma evelynae

Description:The Yellowline Goby is very similar to the Neon Goby, except that it has yellow lines rather than the blue lines of the Neon Goby.Yellowlines are cleaner gobies, which are always beneficial in aquariums. They also will eat small bits of frozen and dry aquarium foods and are generally welcomed by larger fish because they are recognized as cleaners.The Yellowline Goby is a species native to Brazil, where export of the species is illegal, therefore making captive bred specimens the only choice for hobbyists.
Recommended Tank size: 1 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Tank Bred Yellow Line Gobies get some of their nutritional requirements from cleaning other fish, but it is hard to make a living in a normal reef tank. They will readily accept small meaty foods that are offered. Their mouths are fairly small, so only small foods are given any attention.
Reef Compatibility: Neon Gobies are very good reef tank inhabitants.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"
Level of Care: Easy
Tank Bred USA

$29.99

Helfrichi Firefish
Nemateleotris helfrichi

Description: Helfrich's Firefish is a peaceful species that has a bright pink light front half, a lighter pink rear half, a yellow area on its head and pink and yellow on the fins. This splendid beauty lives over sand and mixed sand and rubble patches, on steep slopes, walls or at the base of reefs. This is a hardy aquarium fish that can be kept in a peaceful, fish-only aquarium, or reef tank. The most common question with this fish is "why is it so expensive compared to other firefish? Other species of Firefish are abundant in Indonesia and the Philippines where they are plentiful and labor is cheap. Helfrich's Firefish is collected only around the Marshall Islands, and is found only in deep water making it more difficult to find.
Recommended Tank size: 10 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Helfrich's Firefish Goby are a carnivores and will eat Brine Shrimp, Flakes, Pellets, Mysid Shrimp, or chooped small crustaceans. At least 2-3 different kinds of food are recommended for Helfrich's Firefish Goby to keep variety in its diet.
General Comments: The Helfrich Firefish goby is timid and will require peaceful tank mates. Likes plenty of places to hide and is suitable for most reef settings.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Excellent
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" - 3"

$79.99

Purple Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris decora

Description: The Purple Firefish from Maldives is a magnificent little fish that's perfect for reef tanks. These fish have a light lavender colored body with purple markings on their face and towards their tailfin, along with dark red and purple colored fins. The Purple Firefish also has an elongated first dorsal spine that "jumps" up and down. These little fish have lots of personality and should be kept in a tank with lots of rockwork. The Purple Firefish likes lots of crevices, caves, and overhangs where they can "hang" in place. These fish prefer to be kept in pairs and do well in the home aquarium. They are great for reef tanks and will accept most fish foods.
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Feeding and diet: The Purple Firefish Goby is a carnivore. It eats zooplankton, finely chopped small crustaceans, live & frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, algae, spirulina flakes and other quality flake foods. Gobies will not touch corals and are too small to eat most crustaceans, so they are reef safe
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" - 3"

$24.99

Orange Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris magnifica

Description: The Orange Firefish Goby is a great choice for the begining to intermediate marine aquarist. They are known for hovering in beautiufl groups in plain view in the center of the aquarium. The Orange Firefish Goby is also known as the Fire Dartfish, Firefish, the Orange Firefish, Magnificent Dartfish and the Red Firefish. The entire Gobiidae family includes Firefishes, Mandarins, Jawfish and Tilefish. The Fire Goby comes from coral reefs in the central and western Pacific, including the Red Sea. Though from the coral reefs, they are totally reef compatible. The Orange Fire Goby with its long, narrow, cylindrical body, has a yellow head, pinkish yellow front half and a firey red/orange back half. The rear fins are highlighted in black. Its dorsal fin is divided into two sections, which distinguish gobies from blennies. The Fire Gobies’ most distinctive feature is an elongated first ray on the forward dorsal fin. This ray is pink at the front edge and is almost half the length of the entire body. It is used to wedge the Fire Goby into a burrow for safety from predators. The Fire Goby has a swim bladder, which allows it to hover in one location for extended periods with its head pointed upwards.
Recommended minimum tank size: They will try to jump out of the tank, especially if stressed, so the Firefish Goby should be housed in a 10 gallon or larger tank with a lid.
Food and diet: The Orange Firefish Goby is a carnivore. It eats zooplankton, finely chopped small crustaceans, live & frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, algae, spirulina flakes and other quality flake foods. Gobies will not touch corals and are too small to eat most crustaceans, so they are reef safe
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" - 3"

$9.99

Candy Cane Prawn Goby
Stonogobiops nematodes

Description: The Candy Cane Goby also referred to as Yellownose Goby or the Hi Fin Red Banded Goby. This fish is very docile and poses almost no threat to any other stock inhabiting a typical marine aquarium. This passiveness makes it a perfect tankmate for delicate species like sea horses or pipefish. The goby will spend most of its time hovering about two inches above its bolt hole, searching for scraps of food in the water column. If scared or startled, it will slowly retreat towards its hole. If the danger does not go away, it will dart inside at lightning speed.
Recommended Tank : It is best suited for a 10 gallon or larger aquarium.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and chopped table shrimp.
General Comments: It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2 inches

$24.99

Red Crown Algae Blenny
Ecsenius sp

Description: Brand new for the aquarium trade, the Red Crown Algae Blenny is notable for both the unforgettable color markings on its head and body and its ability in keeping your tank clean of nusince algae on the coral, live rock, and substrate. From the waters around the Marshall Islands, the Red Crown Algae Blenny will add both visual appeal and a great algae control specimen to any marine aquarium its placed in.
Recommended Tank size: We recommend a minimum of 10 gallons with live rock.
Feeding and Diet: Loves natural algae to feed on, the diet can be supplemented with vegetable matter, spirulina, and herbivore preparations.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2"

24.99

Tailspot Blenny
Ecsenius stigmatura

Description: The Tail Spot Blenny's defining feature is the dark spot at the base of its tail. A black and yellow band runs below each eye, aiding them in blending into their surroundings. They are a smaller blenny with very large eyes, and small mouth giving these fish a very comical look. Generally found amid crevices and rocks on the bottom of its environment.

Tail Spot Blennies are great fish for smaller tanks. They are extremely peaceful and easy to take care of while only demanding a tank size of around ten gallons to meet its needs. They can grow up to around 2 1/2 inches. These blennies have a very unique look and coloration. They have very big eyes for their smaller bodies and have an even smaller mouth. They like to hangout in crevices and rocks where they can perch or hide. If they are housed with a more aggressive fish it is possible that they will be forced to hide the majority of the time. To keep these fish it is a great idea to have a decent amount of liverock so that they are able to graze on the algae and also be given plenty of places to hide. In smaller tanks they can help keep algae in check, but in larger systems since they are so small they might have a hard time keeping up. They usually will accept a variety of foods in which vegetable matter or algae should be present. These are great fish that are fun to watch and a joy to have within your aquarium.
Recommended Tank size: at least 10 gallons
Feeding and Diet: The Tail Spot Blenny is a herbavore should include vegetable matter, including frozen and dried foods containing marine and blue-green algae.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2"

$23.99

Orange Stripe Prawn Goby
Amblyeleotris randalli

Description: The Orange Stripe Prawn Goby from the wester pacific, is also known as Randall's Goby, Randall's Prawn-Goby, or Randall's Shrimp Goby. It is easy to care for and well suited for a life in aquariums; it is even common for this species to spawn in aquariums. Randall's shrimp goby is suitable for beginners due to its hardy nature and how well it adapts to aquarium environments. It is also easy to feed and friendly towards most other fish. It can be kept with other small friendly fish but should never be kept with aggressive fish such as triggers and basses.

. A distinctive Goby, elongated in body shape which is white in base colour with several vertical orange bands down the body. The first dorsal fin is broad like a sale with a bold dark spot in the centre surrounded by smaller white spots. It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species.Randall's are not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species.
Recommended Tank size: 10 gallon
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and chopped table shrimp.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Excellent reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1.5" to 2.25"

$29.99

Zebra Barred Dart Goby
Ptereleotris zebra

Description: Also known as the Chinese Zebra Goby or the Barred Dartfish, this fish displays no aggression toward other fish, corals, or invertebrates, but care should be taken to ensure that other species do not pick on it. It is a hardy, reef safe, easy-care, community aquarium choice. With a maximum length at around 4 inches, its size makes it perfect for large and for small aquariums. The Bar Goby is a "leaper" and requires a covered aquarium. Groupings of Bar Gobies exist naturally in the wild, and make a striking display in the home aquarium, especially if given plenty of room. Their bodies reflect sheens of green and blue while orange vertical bars are a distinguishing feature.
Recommended Tank size: 20 gallon
Feeding and Diet: It will accept a variety of foods including Brine Shrimp and bloodworms, and will typically accept flake food fairly easily.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"

$19.99

Rainfordi Goby
Amblygobius rainfordi

Excellent for eating annoying aquarium hair algae.

Description:This is an incredibly useful and attractive fish. Rainfordi Goby, Amblygobius rainfordi, is excellent for keeping your tank clean of hair algae. Also known as the Court Jester Goby due to its colorful, almost comical appearance, this animated, hardy, colorful fish grows to a maximum length around 3 inches. Its size makes it perfect for large and for small aquariums. Rainfordi Gobies do great indivually, but given adequate space and a simultaneous introduction, a grouping makes a beautiful display with their grey-blue bodies and orange striping running horizontally along the entire length of the body. This fish typically will not bother any fish, corals, or invertebrates. Care should be taken, however, to ensure that other larger species (or others of a similar species who have established territories) do not pick on the Rainfordi. In the reef tank, it will appreciate the hiding places afforded by Live Rock and corals.
Recommended Tank size: Minimum 10 gallon .
Food and diet: Feeds on small bottom-dwelling invertebrates and algae, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for herbivores. The diet should consist of small crustaceans, such as live and frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, as well as filamentous algae.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Excellent
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2"

$21.99

Twinspot Signal Goby
Signigobius biocellatus

Description: The Twin Spot Goby is also referred to as the Two spot Goby, Signal Goby, or Crabeye Goby. The Twin Spot Signal Goby is an excellent sand-sifter for small aquariums with a fine substrate. They stay much smaller than other sand-sifting gobies and make for an amusing display as they “hover” across the bottom of the tank on their dark pectoral and pelvic fins. A great fish from the western Pacific. Not aggressive towards other gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. To increase your success with the Twin spot Goby fish it is important to keep it in a tank with live sand on the bottom. Do not keep the Twin spot Goby with any remotely aggressive fishes, including food competitors. T
Recommended Tank size: 10 gallon or larger aquarium
Feeding and Diet: A bottom feeder, it should be fed a variety of either live or vitamin-enriched frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2"

Twinspot Signal Goby $18.99
Twinspot Signal Goby Pair $49.99

Golden Head Sleeper Goby
Valencienna strigata

Good Reef Fish - Good Sand Sifter

Description: These are one of the larger sized sand sifting gobies. They have a cream white color body with a bright golden yellow head.
Recommended Tank : To be successfully cared for, it should be housed in a 30 gallon or larger aquarium with live sand as the substrate, and an attached populated refugium.
Feeding and Diet: It feeds off the bottom as it sifts through the sand eating mouthfuls of substrate and the food that lives within the sand, keeping the substrate clean and well oxygenated. feeds on live and frozen brine shrimp, mysid shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores. Feed frequently.
General Comments: May sometimes attempt to jump out., so we suggest a tank with a hood.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef Compatability
Approximate Purchase Size: 21/2" to 31/2"

Golden Head Sleeper Goby $24.99
Golden Head Sleeper Goby Pair $59.99

Blue Spot Shrimp Goby
Cryptocentrus pavoninoides

Description: The Blue Spot Shrimp Goby, Cryptocentrus pavoninoides, occurs in two color variations, which some believe to be sexual color variations. One variety is gold with black bars on its body and blue spots on its head. The second variation and the one we are shipping is a golden-yellow fish with Irradecent blue spots on the head trailing throughout the body. One of several Shrimp Gobies that if present, will gladly share its sand bed burrow with a Pistol Shrimp of the Alpheus genus. It will also build burrows in the absence of a Pistol Shrimp; helping to keep the sand bed well stirred.
Recommended Tank size: 30 gallon or larger aquarium.Needs swimming room and a live sand or loose coral rubble bottom for burrowing. Very Peaceful temperment. it rarely will become aggressive towards other fish, but it is territorial to its spot in the aquarium.
Food and diet: feeds on prey in the water column but also picks food off the substrate.Diet should include mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and table shrimp.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Totally reef safe, they can make excellent inhabitants for minature reef and miniature community aquariums.
Approximate Purchase Size: Approximate Purchase Size: 3" to 4"

$28.99

Engineer Goby
Pholidichthys leucotaenia

Description: Also called the Convict Goby, this fish is an absolute delight. It adapts well to captive conditions, and is VERY social. This is one fish that you may purchase three, five or as many as you would like. Most aquarists have only seen this fish when it’s small, when it greatly resembles the common eel catfish. Almost always in good health, and amongst the last to perish from disease, poor environment or catastrophe, Engineer's are never “late to the dinner table”… and can grow to more than eight inches in length…
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Feeding and diet: Engineer Gobies are relatively easy fish to feed. They relish any type of live foods and will readily accept frozen foods that float by their cave system. They have a very good appetite and should be fed at least twice a day. They will supplement their feedings by hunting for small crustaceans such as amphipods in the substrate and on the rocks.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$11.99

Eyelash Lawnmower Blenny
Salarias fasciatus

Aptly named for its ability to mow down hair algae.

Description: The Lawnmower is aptly named for its ability to mow down hair algae. These fish have tons of personality. They make an excellent addition to any reef tank. They should be offered algae sheets on a regular basis if regular algae growth is not available.This is a great aquarium fish, Primarily utilized to help control filamentous algae, but an all around great aquarium fish to keep in your tank. Keep only one per tank, unless your aquarium is large enough to house a pair. Other names this algae junkie goes by is the Jewelled Rock skipper, Rock Blenny or Sailfin Algae Blenny. Native to the reefs across the Indo-Pacific.
Recommended Tank size: 30 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Feeds on algae, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for herbivores. Does best in a tank with microalgae.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 3"

$14.99

Bicolor Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor

Description: This species is interesting to observe and is easy to keep if your tank contains some microalgae growth. It spends most of its time perching on the substrate. Provide with plenty of hiding places.
Minimum Tank Size: 5 gallon
Feeding and diet: The diet of the Bicolor Blenny should include vegetable matter, including frozen and dried foods containing marine and blue-green algae. It will also feed on (and help control) algae growing in the aquarium.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2-1/2"

$16.99

Blue Eye Golden Midas Blenny, Africa
Ecsenius midas

Description: The Blue Eyed Golden Midas Blenny is the best looking of all the Midas Blennies. With there golden body and bright neon blue eyes these beauties from the African coast are an excellent reef tank species. The Golden Midas Blenny is an entertaining captive, with its unique movements and often changing coloration. These fish can be great choices for beginning marine aquarists and advanced hobbyists alike. Golden Midas Blennies swim with a rather undulating motion and have been compared to eels in their movements. They are considered to be quite alert and active, and are often the first fish in a community to come to feed when items are placed into the aquarium.
Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 20 gallons with live rock on which to perch.
Feeding: The proper diet for a Golden Midas Blenny consists of a wide variety of meat and plant items. Such as a frozen herbivore diet, mysid shrimp, brine shrimp, and other crustaceans are also offered.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Golden Midas Blennies are reef safe and can make excellent inhabitants for minature reef and community aquariums.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"

$39.99

ORA Certified
Tank Bred Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus oualanensis

Description: Tank Bred for hardines, the ORA Tank Bred Canary Blenny's striking yellow color makes it an excellent addition to a reef aquarium. This exotic fish is found in the currents of lagoons and reefs off Fiji and Tonga where it feeds on zooplankton. The Canary Blenny is a natural choice for a reef tank because it mixes well with other fish, the only exception being similarly shaped blennies. It will not disturb corals or other invertebrates. The Canary Blenny should be provided with ample rockwork in which to hunt and hide when threatened.

Recommended Tank size: This fish should be kept in a tank of at least 20 gallons with ample places to hide. It may act aggressively toward other fish if provoked but is generally peaceful in a large aquarium. The Canary Blenny reaches a maximum size of 4"-5" (10 - 12 cm).
Feeding and Diet:The proper diet consists of a combination of foods including mysid and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, as well as frozen herbivore preparations.

Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2"

$19.99

Barnacle Blenny
Acanthemblemaria sp.

The Galápagos barnacle blenny, Acanthemblemaria castroi, lives
in empty barnacle shells, often with only its head protruding.

Description:One of the coolest blennies we have ever found, Barnacle Blennies are social, you can keep as many together as you would like. Also known as the Tube Blenny, it likes to live in small places like the inside of a hollow barnacle or other snail shell etc. It's color is a mottled black, white and red which covers the body and fins. The head of this fish is covered with hair-like appendages and has two very large red eyes. and a pinkish/red mouth. They are a very attentive fish constantly watching about the aquarium waiting for a meal to come their way. Always seen within it's residence in a small crevice in the rocks, in an old snail shell or as the name applies peering out of a barnacle.
Recommended minimum tank size: 1 gallon or larger
Food and diet:Feed a varied diet of mysid shrimp, vitamin enriched brine shrimp, Spirulina and frozen herbivore prepared foods.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 3/4" to 1-3/4"

$29.99 each

Red Scooter Blenny
Synchiropus marmoratus

Description: Red Scooter Blenny's , also called the Red Scooter Dragonet, help keep reef aquariums free of problem algae. This popular fish can do well if provided with the proper environment. Their named because of their manner of scooting along the substrate of the aquarium. The Scooter Blenny is also referred to as the Starry Dragonet or Stellate Dragonet. The Red Scooter Blenny is actually classed as a Dragonet, which also includes the ever popular Green and Spotted Mandarin Goby. The Red Scooter blenny is the same as the regular Scooter Blenny but has a reddish brown coloration instead of the normal brown patterns. These fish are more suited to a reef type tank, as they scoot around the liverock, and live sand looking for small Amphipods and Copepods. Males are easily identified by their large dorsal fin which they will display mainly when courting and in territorial disputes.
Tank Requirements: Best not attempted in "sterile" setting such as a fish only tank. Keep in a tank containing plenty of live rock which can supply natural food. A growth of algae (even hair algae) is an ideal setting to culture the tiny arthropods and copepods these fish need to survive. Do not keep with aggressive fish. This species is rarely aggressive towards other bottom-dwelling fish.
Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 5 gallons with live rock.
Feeding: Provide a reef tank or plenty of live rock. The Scooter Blenny diet should consist of brine shrimp, bloodworms and glassworms, and small invertebrates. They are slow-moving, deliberate feeders and should not have to compete for their food.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Reef safe and can make excellent inhabitants for minature reef and community aquariums.
Approximate Purchase Size:1" to 2-1/2"

$19.99

Scooter Blenny
Synchiropus ocellatus

Description: Scooter Blenny's help keep reef aquariums free of problem algae. This popular fish can do well if provided with the proper environment. Their named because of their manner of scooting along the substrate of the aquarium. The Scooter Blenny is also referred to as the Starry Dragonet or Stellate Dragonet. The Scooter Blenny is actually classed as a Dragonet, which also includes the ever popular Green and Spotted Mandarin Goby. These fish are more suited to a reef type tank, as they scoot around the liverock, and live sand looking for small Amphipods and Copepods. Males are easily identified by their large dorsal fin which they will display mainly when courting and in territorial disputes. More than one of its species may be kept; if so, it is best to introduce them all to the tank at the same time.
Tank Requirements: Best not attempted in "sterile" setting such as a fish only tank. Keep in a tank containing plenty of live rock which can supply natural food. A growth of algae (even hair algae) is an ideal setting to culture the tiny arthropods and copepods these fish need to survive. Do not keep with aggressive fish. This species is rarely aggressive towards other bottom-dwelling fish.
Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 5 gallons with live rock.
Feeding: Provide a reef tank or plenty of live rock. The Scooter Blenny diet should consist of brine shrimp, bloodworms and glassworms, and small invertebrates. They are slow-moving, deliberate feeders and should not have to compete for their food.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Reef safe and can make excellent inhabitants for minature reef and community aquariums.
Approximate Purchase Size:1" to 2-1/2"

$9.99

Black Sailfin Blenny
Atrosalarias fuscus

The Black Sailfin Blenny has a voracious appetite for nuisance algae!

Description: Year after year, an aquarists favorite reef tank inhabitant, because it has a large appetite for nuisance microalgae, and while it perches upon the live rock to feed, it creates an eye-catching addition to any saltwater reef system. When properly cared for, this species of Blenny will consume massive amounts of hair or string algae. The Black Sailfin Blenny is peaceful towards tankmates of similar size and temperament. Also, the Black Sailfin Blenny may be territorial towards its own species; therefore, if incorporating more than one into the aquarium, acclimate them at the same time.
Tank Requirements: For the best care, house the Black Sailfin Blenny in an aquarium of at least 10 gallons. The Black Sailfin Blenny seeks protection in the rockwork , so provide locations for them.
Feeding: Herbivore, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for herbivores. It will do best in a tank with microalgae.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Great reef fish. It is great for helping to control filamentous algae.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2"

$24.99

Yellow Head Jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons

Description: The Yellow Head Jawfish also called the Pearly Jawfish, is a terrific fish to watch with its great personality. Multiple specimens spend time together with movements that look like they are dancing together. Found in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea, the head and upper body are a light, but brilliant, yellow color slowly fading to a pearlescent blue hue.

It remains near its relatively small territory, and is seen with only the head and upper section of its body protouding from its burrow, or it will be found hovering nearby. It is able to arrange material using its mouth to carry sand, shells, or small rocks from one location to another, or removing them from its burrow, and placing them in more preferred locations.

It is a mouthbrooder, with males carrying the eggs in the mouth until they hatch.
Normally peaceful. They do well with peaceful marine fish. Multiple Yellowhead Jawfish can be housed in the same tank. Multiple specimens are fine together providing very interesting behavior. The Yellowhead Jawfish can attain a length of 3 to 4 inches in the aquarium.
Reef Compatibility: Excellent.
Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 1 gallon.
Feeding: Feed small pieces of mussel, daphnia, brine shrimp, bloodworms, or other meaty foods. Eventually, prepared foods can be offered.
Level of Care: Moderately Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-3/4" to 2-1/2"

$24.99

Blue Dot Jawfish
Opistognathus rosenblatti

Description: The Blue Dot Jawfish, also known as the Bluespotted Jawfish, was discovered in the Tropical Eastern Atlantic in 1991 by Allen and Robertson. Its head and body are orange with different shaped flourescent blue spots covering all but the fins. As a matter of fact, the neon blue dots actually glow under the aquarium actinic lights! Consider to be the most beautiful and desirable of the jawfish.
The Blue Dot Jawfish spends the majority of its time in and around its burrow which serves as its home. A fish that loves to people watch, keep a tight fitting lid to prevent jumping out of the aquarium if startled from your movements.

General Comments: The Bluespot jawfish should be kept singular since it will fight with its own kind. It will require a sandy substrate in order to create its burrow. Kept with peaceful tank mates and good water quality it will be a long life inhabitant for your aquarium.

Recommended Tank size: 20 gallon
Feeding and Diet:Zooplankton feeder, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for carnivores such as mysis shrimp.
Reef Compatibility:Excellent reef fish. This species will not harm shrimp or invertebrates.
Level of Care: Moderately Easy
Approximate Purchase Size: 2-1/2" to 3-1/2"

$99.99

Panda Bear Goby
Paragobius lacunicolus

Description: This rare species only became available to the trade in 2005. Also called the Panda Coral Goby, and Panda Clown Goby. Although small, this is a fascinating fish to keep in the aquarium, especially in smaller tanks.
Recommended Tank : Perfect for Nano tanks 1 gallon or larger, or any small aquarium. Truly a rare find, it is important to house this fish with others who will not pick on it. Because of their small size, please make sure all system powerhead intakes are covered with a sponge, so these beauties are not sucked in to the powerheads. Not territorial with its own kind or others of its family. Be sure to provide some hiding places.
Feeding and Diet: The Panda Goby's diet should consist of a variety of brine shrimp, frozen mysid shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for omnivores.
Level of Care: Because of the Panda Bear's small size all inlet and outlets must be well blocked with screens or sponges of sufficint size. We guarantee that ALL aquariam species offered will arrive alive and in good condition. However, because of the increased level of care required for this species marked advance aquarist , they have been designated as "Advanced Aquarist Species," and Aquatic Connection cannot guarantee success after arrival.
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species. Due to tiny size guaranteed for live delivery only.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1/2" to 3/4"

$24.99

Tribal Blenny
Atrosalarias Sp.

Great for algae control

Description: Brand new for the aquarium trade, another interestingly marked algae blenny. This one is collected from the waters off of Sri Lanka. Unforgettable warpainted accents on a beautiful royal blue background make this a must have for the aquarist looking for unusual but easy to keep saltwater fish specimens. Combine the incredible markings on its face with its great personality and it becomes a must have.. The Tribal Blenny will add both visual appeal and a great algae control specimen to any marine aquarium its placed in.
Recommended Tank size: We recommend a minimum of 20 gallons with live rock, and it is best to house singly unless kept in a larger aquariums.
Feeding and Diet: Loves natural algae to feed on, the diet can be supplemented with vegetable matter, spirulina, and herbivore preparations.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2-1/4"

$39.99

Red Lip Algae Blenny
Ophioblennius atlanticus

Will consume ALL types of microalgae, algae (including hair algae).

Description: The Horseface Blenny aka Redlip Algae Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus) is also known as the Lipstick blenny and Devilfish. It belongs to the family Blenniidae, family of the combtooth blennies. The Redlip Blenny is associated with reefs and is only found in the Atlantics tropical waters. Just as the name suggests, the protruding lips are red. Pectoral fins and tail fins are decorated with red highlights.
Recommended Tank size: It is not advisable to keep Redlip Blenny in an aquarium no smaller than 20 gallons / 75 litres. Ideally keep your Redlip Blenny in an aquarium with plenty of natural algae growth because this fish loves to graze and will happily help you keep algae under control. The Redlip Blenny spends most of its time perched on rocks near the bottom of the tank. It likes to squeeze itself into a cave, crevice, crack, empty barnacle or similar in the wild and stay inside with only its head sticking out. It is beneficial to provide it with the opportunity to carry out this natural behaviour in the aquarium as well, e.g. by including suitable caves and crevices in the set up.
Feeding and Diet: The Redlip Blenny should ideally be placed in an aquarium where there is plenty of natural micro algae for it to feed on. It is also known to help keeping the aquarium free of filamentous algae. To be on the safe side, it is best to supplement the naturally occurring algae with fresh or frozen foods for herbivore/algaevore fish, especially if the aquarium is not very well established yet. Even though the Redlip Blenny feeds chiefly on algae, it is actually an omnivore that will ingest small amounts of meaty food in the wild. It is therefore a good idea to occasionally provide it with small meaty foods in the aquarium to ensure optimal health.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"

$24.99

Blue Gudgeon Goby
Ptereleotris heteroptera

Description: A beautiful addition to any peaceful aquarium, the Blue Gudgeon Goby also called the Threadfin Dart Gpby is quite docile and should not bother any tank-mates. The Blue Gudgeon Goby, Ptereleotris heteroptera, is a fish that does best in an established aquarium and can be kept single but does very well in groupings. With a maximum length from four to five inches, its size makes it perfect for large and for small aquariums. Its body is a blue-grey that fluoresces under actinic lighting. Its tail is marked with a pronounced black spot. It is completely peaceful against other species and of members of its own family. If more than one is to be placed in the same aquarium, it is best to introduce them simultaneously. Be sure to house it with compatible aquarium mates that will not be overly aggressive or confrontational to the Blue Gudgeon Goby.
Recommended Tank : It is best suited for a 30 gallon or larger aquarium.
Feeding and Diet: It will accept a variety of foods including Brine Shrimp and bloodworms, and will typically accept flake food fairly easily. It does require frequent feedings to ensure best health.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 21/2" to 31/2"

$23.99

Flaming Prawn Goby
Discordipinna griessingeri

Description: How many of you drooled over this fish in the old Saltwaterfish Atlas a few years ago when they weren't obtainable? We'll they're finally available! New to the trade, this stunning species is easy to maintain, providing you consider it's small size. That means you'll want to keep it only with the smallest, most peaceful tankmates. If you are luck enough to get your hands on a Flaming Prawn Goby, you'll have one of the coolest gobies ever collected! The Flaming Prawn Goby is also known as the Spikefin Goby, this bright Goby is one of several Shrimp Gobies and originates from the the areas around Bali and throughout the Marquesan Islands. If present, this fish will gladly share its sand bed burrow with a Pistol Shrimp of the Alpheus genus. It will also build burrows in the absence of a Pistol Shrimp; helping to keep the sand bed well stirred. Because of its penchant for burrowing, the substrate provided should be fine sand. Its white body is complemented by an orange-red “flame” that starts at the top of its pronounced dorsal fin and ends as it merges onto the lower portion of the tail. The head is adorned with maroon spots. Its top and back fins are red with black spots outlined in white. Great singly or in groups.
Recommended Tank size: Perfect for small Nano tanks 1 gallon or larger, or any small aquarium. Truly a rare find, it is important to house this fish with others who will not pick on it. A restircted shipper because of their small size, please make sure all system powerhead intakes are covered with a sponge, so these beauties are not sucked in to the powerheads. Not territorial with its own kind or others of its family. Be sure to provide some hiding places.
Food and diet: Readily adapts to a diet of frozen or live shrimp such as Mysis Shrimp or Brine Shrimp.
Level of Care: We guarantee that ALL aquariam species offered will arrive alive and in good condition. However, because of the increased level of care required for this species marked advance aquarist , they have been designated as "Advanced Aquarist Species," and Aquatic Connection cannot guarantee success after arrival.
Reef Compatibility:Totally reef safe, they can make excellent inhabitants for minature reef and miniature community aquariums.
Approximate Purchase Size: These fish are all tiny, typically close to 1 inch when shipped . Full grown size of approximately 2"
Note: This species is guaranteed for live delivery only.

Available by Special Order
It can take several months for this special order to come in.

Tiger Watchman Goby
Valenciennea wardii

Good Reef Fish - Good Sand Sifter

Description: You will see the Tiger Watchman Goby also named the Ward's Sleeper, Ward's Tiger, or Tiger Sleeper Goby.I n the wild, Valencienna wardii is found in sandy areas of shallow lagoon and coastal bays of the Indo-Pacific region at depth of 15 to 60 feet. This Goby uses shallow burrows in the substrate as refuge, keeping the substrate well oxygenated. They have a cream colored body with three wide brown bars along their sides, a neon blue band below each eye and a black spot on the first dorsal.They are burrow dwellers, and will normally seek protection under low overhanging rocks or actually burrow underneath rock to form a secure home. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp.
Recommended Tank : The ideal aquarium should have plenty of room at the bottom and a sandbed of at least two inches in depth. When startled or threatened, they have been known to jump out of uncovered aquariums. Always keep the tank covered and provide plenty of hiding places to retreat to.
Feeding and Diet: The Tiger Sleeper Goby will usually feed off the bottom of the tank, sifting through the sand for edibles. The diet should consist of a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores. It should be fed frequently.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"

$37.99

Tank Raised Red Head Goby
Elacatinus puncticulatus

Perfect Nano Tank Fish! Terrific in groups.

Info on ORA: Aquacultured marine life is the only alternative to wild caught fish and invertebrates for aquariums. ORA™ tank-raised fish help you avoid the uncertainty of capture, handling, transport, and disease associated with wild caught fish. ORA fish are raised in an aquarium environment from the time they are born and therefore are exceedingly hardy as aquarium inhabitants. Through the use of a special nutritionally balanced diet the color and vitality of ORA™ fish is unsurpassed in the field of aquaculture.
Info from ORA:The Red Head Goby’s natural range is from the Sea of Cortez to Ecuador. This small goby, as the name implies, has a brilliant red head with a translucent body. Within the red coloration there are vivid gold and blue stripes. The Red Head Goby is a known cleaner goby, it is not uncommon to see individuals remove parasites from other fish. Initially they are slightly more cryptic than some of their Caribbean counterparts but once they get comfortable in a tank they tend to stay out in the open where their vibrant head makes them easy to spot. Their small size and peaceful behavior makes them a perfect match for large and tiny tanks alike.
Recommended Tank size: 10 gallon or larger aquarium with a mixture of either live sand or loose coral rubble as substrate.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$29.99

Flame Tail Goby
Cryptocentrus aurora

Description: The Flametail goby, also known as the beautiful prawn-goby, is a boldly-colored shrimp goby from the waters off south Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Another beautiful fish not often seen at your local LFS due to availability, we were lucky enough to get a few of these beauties and we have put them on sale for those who have been waiting patiently.
Recommended Tank : The Flametail goby requires a sandbed , and it prefers a reef tank of at least 10 gallons .A peaceful fish, it gets along well with other reef safe tank mates.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and Krill
General Comments: It is not aggressive towards others and may even share a burrow
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good reef tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 21/2 to 3 inches

$49.99

Forktail Blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Description: The Forktail Blenny, Meiacanthus atrodorsalis, is a colorful, active, reef-safe aquarium fish. Also called sometimes the Lyretail Blenny or Yellowtail Blenny, it is aptly named from the shape of the caudel fin making the entire fish look like a fork. The body is a pale blue that turns into a yellow at the tail. This animated, hardy character grows to a maximum length around 4 inches. Its size makes it perfect for large and for small aquariums.Males are generally larger than females and experience a series of color changes when breeding.
Recommended Tank : The Forktail blenny needs at least a 30 gallon sytem where there's live rock. Forktail Blennies do best one per aquarium, unless a great deal of space and Live Rock is provided.
Feeding and Diet: In an aquarium, this Blenny should be fed mysid and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp as well as frozen herbivore preparations.
General Comments: It is not aggressive towards others and may even share a burrow.
Level of Care: Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good reef tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 2 to 3 inches

$14.99

Steinitz Goby
Amblyeleotris steinitzi

Description: The Steinitz Goby has a long body with protruding eyes. The body is white with orangeish vertical bands and small blue spots that change with with their mood. The Steinitz goby prefers a peaceful tank with plenty of hiding places. Small groups or pairs tend to do better in the aquarium, but they need to be introduced to the tank at the same time.
Recommended Tank : 10 gallon or larger aquarium.
Feeding and Diet: These gobies feed on a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores.
General Comments: The Steinitz Goby will share its hole with the candy striped or tiger striped pistol shrimp. In a terrific relationship, they together take care of their home and will feed each other when the other is watching their home. Hovering over and partially in their home, this species can be housed in either small groups of 3 or more individuals or singely.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species

14.99

Golden Tiger Blenny
Atrosalarias fuscus holomelas

Description: The Golden Tiger Blennyis a subspecies of Atrosalarias fuscus, a species of combtooth blenny. Its beautiful coloration makes it a nice addition to a home reef tank. Not offered to often in the trade, it is found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. An excellent algae cleaner, its a superb blenny for keeping both SPS and LPS corals from getting overgrown by algae.
Recommended Tank size: 10 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Feeds on algae, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for herbivores. Does best in a tank with microalgae.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 2-1/4"

$19.99

Spectrum Fish Food by Newlife

FISH HEALTH DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU FEED THEM- FEED THE BEST FISH FOODS

Why Use New Life Spectrum Fish Foods?
All-natural New Life Spectrum contains absolutely no hormones. New Life Spectrum noticeably increases both color and vigor in both marine and freshwater fish. Premium ingredients produce results superior to other pellets, and even specialized fresh food (such as brine shrimp, seaweed, etc.) without pollution. The high-density, nutritious pellets help prevent lateral line disease, as well as other ailments related to faltering health. New Life Spectrum provides trace elements present in natural environments, but missing in aquariums.

Using Other Brands:
Even some hard to feed marine fish will eat New Life Spectrum fish food. Pellets are designed with no dust and will stay in the water for hours without disintegrating, reducing pollution.
New Life Spectrum is suitable for omnivorous, herbivorous, and many carnivorous fish. Ounce-for-ounce, New Life Spectrum provides far better nutrition than flake food, and is less-expensive relative to weight.
- High-quality easily digestible krill & fish meal protein
- Balanced daily diet for all marine fish
- Boosts immune system to repel parasites
- Enhances the full spectrum of your fish's color

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We Highly Recommend you use Spectrum Fish Food by Newlife
Feed your fish a better food and watch their health and colors improve
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ReefPods™ Tisbe by AlgaGen

Excellent food for Mandarins, Blennies, Gobies, Seahorses, and many other finicky eating fish

ReefPods™ Tisbe the most popular aquarium Pod -they consumes your aquarium’s wastes and detritus, reproduce well, and are food for a multitude of reef inhabitants!

ReefPods™ Tisbe is a live culture of the harpacticoid copepod Tisbe biminiensis. Tisbe adult copepods live on bottom substrate such as live rock or sand and will eat detritus and microalage in the aquarium. They produce a small nauplii which is an excellent food for aquarium filter feeders and fish larvae. The adults are eaten by small bottom feeding fish such as gobies, dragonettes and blennies.

ReefPods™ Tisbe may be used as a starter culture to add to marine aquarium refugiums or the main tank. Once established they will reproduce quickly, growing from nauplii to adults in about nine days. They will thrive in a wide range of aquarium temperatures and a wide range of salinities. It is suggested they be added to the aquarium at night or to the refugium to avoid immediate fish predation.

Tisbe is an excellent all purpose aquarium copepod owing to its role in the natural environment as a detritivore. An opportunist feeder, Tisbe can be used as a tank cleaner consuming uneaten food and wastes as well as phytoplankton in the tank and refugium. Tisbe is capable of producing many eggs during its adult life span that hatch into nauplii which will enter the water column as food for your filter feeding reef inhabitants and replenish the adult population vital to tank hygiene. Tisbe adults and juveniles may also enter the water column and be tasty and nutritious treats for your reef fish!

ReefPods™ Tisbe 8 ounce $13.99
ReefPods™ Tisbe 16 ounce $23.99

Photos are representative of each species. Each animal is unique and variations should be expected.

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