Saltwater Fish Goby, Saltwater Fish Blenny, Saltwater Fish Jaw Fish

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 hiding spots and a substrate 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, extensive rockwork and a good growth of microalgae are necessary to successfully maintain them in an aquarium. 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 is also known as the Yellow Watchman Prawn, or 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 with plenty of loose coral rubble, ample swimming room, and a sand bottom for burrowing.
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: 1" to 3"

$19.99

Tiger Watchman Goby
Valenciennea wardii

Great for keeping your sand bed clean!

Description: The Tiger Watchman Goby is also known as the Ward's Sleeper, or Tiger Sleeper Goby . It should be housed in an aquarium with live sand or crushed corals as the substrate. It will rarely become aggressive towards other fish, but it is territorial. Usually the Tiger Watchman Goby will feed off the bottom sifting through the sand. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp..
Recommended Tank size: 5 gallon
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 3-1/2"

$39.99

Blue Spot Shrimp Goby
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

Good Reef Fish - Good Sand Sifter

Description: The Blue Spot Watchman Goby is also known as the Singapore Shrimp, Leptocephalus Prawn, or Pink spot Shrimp Goby.It has a very beautiful coloration of a white background with bright pink spots outlined in flourescent blue. Very striking, it starts at the dorsal fin where there are darker pinkish stripes running vertically towards the tail. In the ocean, they form a symbiotic relationship with different shrimp.The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp. Totally Reef Safe and gets along with every fish in your tank!
Recommended Tank : It requires a 10 gallon or larger aquarium with loose coral rubble or live sand for burrowing.
Feeding and Diet: The Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby diet should include a variety of mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility: Great addition to reef or community tank

$29.99

Diamond Watchman Goby
Valencienna puellaris

One really good sand cleaner!!

Description: The Diamond Watchman Goby is also commonly referred to as the Pretty Prawn, Maiden, Orange Spotted Diamond, Orange-dashed, or Orangespotted Sleeper Goby. This species is one of the more popular gobies for home aquariums. It is a very timid fish that makes a great addition to the reef tank because of its longevity. 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. This fish will usually dig a burrow underneath a rock in your aquarium, in which it will sleep and hide when frightened. The diamond watchman is beneficial for aquariums since it will oxygenate the sand bed and stir up any waste. It should generally be kept one to a tank, but mated pairs can be kept together. It is possible to breed this species in captivity, although it may be difficult to get two gobies to mate. The name "Watchman" comes from their behavior in the wild, where they act as watchmen for the shrimp.
Recommended Tank size: 10 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: 1-1/2" to 3-1/2"

Starting at $24.99 - Pairs sometimes Available

Blue Mandarin
Pterosynchiropus splendidus

Description: The Mandarin Dragonet 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.
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 Psychedelic 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 Psychedelic 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.
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. .
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

Starting at $24.99 - Pairs sometimes Available

Target Mandarin
Synchiropus picturatus

Description: One of the most dramatically colored saltwater fish, the Target Mandarinfish requires 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 Psychedelic 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 Psychedelic 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.
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.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

Starting at $24.99 - 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 are a peaceful fish that makes a wonderful addition to a reef aquarium containing colonies of polyp corals, as they enjoy swimming and hiding amongst the polyps. 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, but will fight with its own kind in smaller tanks. Therefore, it is best if it is kept with other docile species.
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

Red Clown Goby
Gobiodon quinquestriatus

Description: The Red Clown Goby is one of the harder to get clown gobies in the aquarium trade. It has a reddish body color with thin lines at its head. When excited the goby will be deep red and when calm a pinkish red coloration. Clown gobies are ideal for reef aquariums, but can also be kept in peaceful community aquariums, as long as they have plenty of hiding places.
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.

$24.99

Yashia Whiteray Shrimp Goby
Stonogobiops sp.

Description: One of the most spectacular members of the genus Stonogobiops is the Yashia whiteray shrimpgoby (Stonogobiops sp.). 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.
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: The Yashia White Ray Shrimp Goby is very hardy and adapts well to reef aquariums, as long as they are maintained with passive tankmates.
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$44.99

Bullet Goby
Amblygobius semicinctus

Description: Also called the the Butterfly or Tailspot Reef Goby, the Bullet Goby can actually be quite a hard worker and will keep the sand well sifted and clean. It takes large mouthfuls of sand and sifts through it , eating small invertebrates and expelling the cleaned sand out of its gills. A pair is good insurance to keep a 100 gallon tank completely free of algae on the substrate.
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon
Feeding and diet: Offer a varied diet of carnivore preparations including mysis shrimp and brine shrimp.
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 with plenty of loose coral rubble, ample swimming room, and a sand bottom for burrowing.
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, has a white head and blue body with large dorsal and anal fins. Scissortail's make very good reef tank inhabitants. They like to burrow under rocks in the sand, but they 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: 10 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.

$14.99

New Release by ORA
Tank Raised Blue Neon Goby
Elacatinus oceanops

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: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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$24.99

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.

$13.99

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:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" - 3"
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$129.99

Purple Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris decora

Description: The Purple Firefish 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: Purple Firefish Goby are a carnivores and will eat Brine Shrimp, Flakes, Pellets, Mysid Shrimp, or chooped small crustaceans. Atleast 2-3 different kinds of food are recommended for Purple Firefish Goby to keep variety in its diet.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" - 3"

$33.99

Orange Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris magnifica

Description: The Orange Firefish Goby is also known as the Magnificent Fire Dartfish. Its head is yellow, the anterior portion of the body is white, and the posterior portion a pinkish to orangish red. Firefish Gobies are usually found in groups hovering over the reef, harvesting planktonic food that drifts by in the current. Firefish Goby are a good-tempered fish with lots of personality, making them one of the more popular fish in the marine hobby. Because of their small size, they make a great addition to the smaller reef system as well.
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: Along with algae and zooplankton growing in the tank, the diet of the Firefish Goby should consist of finely chopped small crustaceans, vitamin-enriched brine fish (live or frozen), mysid shrimp, and prepared foods.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" - 3"

$13.99

Golden Neon Goby
Elacatinus sp.

Perfect Nano Tank Fish! Terrific in groups.

Description: The Golden Neon Goby, is also called the Yellow Prow Goby, and Yellowstripe Cleaning Goby. It should be housed in a 10 gallon or larger aquarium. Rarely will it become aggressive towards other fish. It is a hardy cleaner species that will service tank mates, cleaning them of parasites, which may help control some diseases, such It is common for the Golden Neon Goby to spawn in an aquarium, laying its eggs in a crevice or empty shell.
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: 1" to 1-1/4"

$24.99

Red Crown Algae Blenny
Ecsenius sp

Brand New Unusal Aquarium Blenny - Extreme Algae Control Fish!

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. Totally peaceful, active and, fun to observe, like other Blennies, the Red Crown Algae Blenny will perch on live rock, hide in caves, hop across the substrate, and graze on algae.
Recommended Tank size: We recommend a minimum of 10 gallons with live rock, and it is best to house the Red Crown Algae Blenny singly unless kept in a larger aquarium. In larger aquariums place (1) Red Crown Algae blenny per 50 gallons.
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

Brand New Unusal Aquarium Blenny - Excellent Algae Control Fish!

Description: Brand new for the aquarium trade, the Tail Spot Blenny is notable for the unforgettable look. It has vewry large eyes, a small mouth, a dark target spot on its tail, and a very disctinctive black and yellow band that runs below each eye.
Recommended Tank size: Generally found amid crevices and rocks on the bottom of its environment, the Tail Spot Blenny needs a tank of at least 10 gallons with live rock for grazing, perching and hiding in. They should not be housed with aggressive species.
Feeding and Diet: The diet 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"

$34.99

Randall's Goby
Amblyeleotris randalli

Description: The Randall's Shrimp Goby, also known as Orange Stripe Prawn Goby, was first discovered in the Western Pacific in 1978 by Hoese and Steene. The body is white with orange stripes, with one orange stripe over the eyes and around its entire head. The male may be identified by the fan-like dorsal fin that bares a dramatic eyespot.Randall's are not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. It is possible for the Randalls Goby to spawn successfully in an aquarium. They may also form a symbiotic relationship with any pistol shrimp.
Recommended Tank size: 5 gallon
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and chopped table shrimp. It needs to be fed at least twice per day. When first added to an aquarium it may not eat for several days, but will usually acclimate and begin eating.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Excellent reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2"

$26.99

Zebra Barred Dartfish
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 red 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
This is One Beautiful Goby!!!!

Description: Alternating orange and green stripes running down the body,make the Rainfords Goby unmistakable. This is a very peaceful fish, Rainford's goby can be very secretive, especially when first added to the tank and will remain hidden if picked on. Excellent fish for ridding a tank of filamentous green algae, which it will graze upon.
Recommended Tank size: Minimum 1 gallon .
Food and diet: Feeds on small bottom-dwelling invertebrates and algae, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for herbivores. Does best if filamentous algae present in the tank.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Reef Aquarium Compatibility Generally safe, but may nip at corals, clams, etc.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 11/2"

$19.99

Twinspot Signal Goby
Signigobius biocellatus

Perfect Nano Tank Fish! Terrific in groups.

Description: The Twin Spot Goby is also referred to as the Two spot Goby, Signal Goby, or Crabeye Goby. The head and body are white splattered with orange markings. Its erect dorsal fins are distinctly marked by eyespots. Two large eyes make it hard for predators to get the jump on this gobie. A great fish from the western Pacific. Not aggressive towards other gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. It will rarely act aggressively towards other fish, but is territorial, and will fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair. Under correct conditions, the Two Spot Goby will spawn successfully in an aquarium.
Recommended Tank size: 5 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Usually the Two Spot Goby feeds off the bottom sifting through the sand for food. 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 Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

Twinspot Signal Goby $24.99
Twinspot Signal Goby Pair $79.99

Golden Head Sleeper Goby
Valencienna strigata

Description: The Golden Head Sleeper Goby, is known by the Pennant Glider, Yellowheaded or Golden Head Sleeper, or Blueband, Bluestreak, or Yellowheaded Sleeper Goby. Its head is yellow-gold with a sapphire-blue stripe below the eyes, and the rest of the body is off-white.
Recommended Tank : To be successfully cared for, it should be housed in a 20 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 well oxygenated. The Sleeper Gold Head Goby feeds on a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, mysid shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores, and should be fed frequently.
General Comments: May sometimes attempt to jump out., so we suggest a tank with a hood. It rarely will become aggressive towards other fish, but is territorial, and will fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair.
Level of Care: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef Compatability
Approximate Purchase Size: 21/2" to 31/2"

Golden Head Sleeper Goby $19.99
Golden Head Sleeper Goby Pair $59.99

Incredible Nano Reef Fish!
Trimma Goby
Trimma sp.

Description: The Trimma Goby originating from the reefs around Cebu and is rarly found. They are smaller gobies, reaching a total length of 1 inch. Their body is opaque in color with red irregularly shaped spots. Their eyes are quite large and are also spotted in red and gold. They are very active and quite peaceful, and make a wonderful addition to the saltwater reef, nano or fish only aquarium.
Recommended Tank :1 gallon or larger aquarium.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of fresh or frozen seafood, brine shrimp, and mysis shrimp. It needs to be fed twice per day.
General Comments: Small groups, or pairs, tend to do better in an aquarium, but need to be introduced to the tank simultaneously. Do not house these gobies with larger, aggressive fish or invertebrates.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: These are tiny fish, usually 3/4" to 1"

$19.99

Incredible Nano Reef Fish!
Red Stripe Trimma Goby
Trimma canna

Description: The Red Striped Goby, from the reefs of Cebu, is another in the Trimma Family of gobies and is also often hard to find. They are smaller gobies, reaching a total length of 1 inch. Their body is opaque in color with red irregularly shaped spots. Their eyes are quite large and are also spotted in red and gold. They are very active and quite peaceful, and make a wonderful addition to the saltwater reef, nano or fish only aquarium.
Recommended Tank :1 gallon or larger aquarium.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of fresh or frozen seafood, brine shrimp, and mysis shrimp. It needs to be fed twice per day.
General Comments: Small groups, or pairs, tend to do better in an aquarium, but need to be introduced to the tank simultaneously. Do not house these gobies with larger, aggressive fish or invertebrates.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: These are tiny fish, usually 3/4" to 1"

$29.99

Yellow Nose Prawn Goby
Stonogobiops nematodes

Description: The Yellownose Goby,also referred to as the Striped Goby, or Hi Fin Red Banded Goby. The body has a silver-white coloration with a yellow face and very distinct dark diagonal stripes across the body. The male may be identified by the fan-like dorsal fin that bears an eyespot.
Recommended Tank : It is best suited for a 5 gallon or larger aquarium.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and chopped table shrimp. When first added to the aquarium it may not eat for several days, but will usually acclimate and begin eating.
General Comments: It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. Being territorial, it may occasionally quarrel with conspecifics if kept together, or if the tank is too small.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches

$24.99

Tank Raised by ORA
Tiger Goby
Elacatinus macrodon

Description: A brand new Nano tank fish that has plenty of personality and an unforgettable look. A great addition for the smaller tank. Never gets larger than 1-1/2". These beauties are named after their tiger stripes, but are a mild mannered goby that will socialize will all tank mates.
Recommended Tank size: 1 gallon
Feeding and Diet: Tiger Gobies will readily accept small meaty foods that are offered. Their mouths are fairly small, so only small foods are given any attention.
Reef Compatibility: Tiger Gobies are very good reef tank inhabitants.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"
Level of Care: Easy
Tank Bred USA

$19.99

Pinkbar Aurora Prawn Goby
Cryptocentrus aur

Description: The pinkbar goby, also known as the beautiful prawn-goby, is a boldly-colored shrimp goby from the Western Indian Ocean. Living commensally or symbiotically (there is still some debate) with an alphaeid shrimp, the pinkbar goby is rightfully an aquarium favorite. Although it is not necessary to keep this fish with a shrimp, doing so makes for one of the most striking behavioral displays possible in a saltwater aquarium. The pinkbar goby does require a sandbed , and it prefers a tank with live rock . It is generally peaceful to other fish.
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. It needs to be fed at least two times per day. When first added to the aquarium it may not eat for several days, but will usually acclimate and begin eating.
General Comments: It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. Being territorial, it may occasionally quarrel with conspecifics if kept together, or if the tank is too small.
Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 2 to 3 inches

$24.99

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.
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: 1-1/2" to 3"

$18.99

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.The Bicolor Blenny is also known as the Two-colored Blenny. The Bicolor is so-named because the anterior half is blue to dull brown, and the posterior half is dull orange. Males are generally larger than females and experience a succession of color changes, including blue, when breeding. It is a very peaceful species and will not be aggressive towards other fish or invertebrates, except those of its own species.
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
Ecsenius midas

Description: The Blue Eye Golden Midas Blenny is an excellent candidate for a reef tank. As their name implies, these fish have a deep golden-orange body with bright blue rings around the eyes and a faint touch of blue around and beneath the jaw. Golden Midas Blennies have deeply curved, lyre-shaped tails, and are often known as Lyretail Blennies for this reason. 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 do, in fact, like to rest in crevices or holes in rock, exposing only their heads, to watch their surroundings. Golden Midas Blennies enter these holes not head first, but tail first, backing skillfully into these small areas. 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. The Golden Midas blenny will appreciate a reef tank full of live rock on which to perch.
Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 20 gallons with live rock.
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: Usually Large specimens 3" to 4"

$54.99

Tank Raised Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus oualanensis

Description: The popular Canary Blenny is a brilliantly colored, reef-safe aquarium fish. This animated, hardy and colorful character grows to a maximum length around 4 inches. Its size makes it perfect for aquariums, big or small. The Canary Blenny displays little if any aggression toward other fish, corals, or invertebrates.Males are generally larger than females and experience a succession of color changes when breeding. If attacked by other fish, the Canary Fang Blenny will retaliate by biting the inside of the mouth of the attacker.
Recommended Tank size: This blenny needs a minimum tank of 10 gallons with live rock for hunting and grazing in order to thrive.
Feeding and Diet:ORA tank raised specimens have been weaned to take aquarium pellets and flake foods. Freshly frozen invertebrates such as ocean plankton, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and chopped squid will be readily accepted as well.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2"

$24.99

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. The Barnacle Blenny is a very entertaining fish, as they race as fast and furious as they can to snatch food from the water column. The Barnacle Blenny is 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"

$26.99

Red Scooter Blenny
Synchiropus stellatus

Description: Red Scooter Blenny's help keep reef aquariums free of problem algae. Its body is a mottling of red and white with large dark spots. The male usually has brighter colors and a larger dorsal fin.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. 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"

$19.99

Scooter Blenny
Synchiropus ocellatus

Description: Scooter Blenny's help keep reef aquariums free of problem algae. Its body is a mottling of and white with large dark spots. The male usually has brighter colors and a larger dorsal fin.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: The Black Sailfin Blenny is most recognizable for its stark black coloration on both body and fins. Year after year, an aquarists favorite reef tank inhabitant, because it has a voracious 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 mass 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 Black Sailfin Blenny into an aquarium, it is best to acclimate them simultaneously.
Tank Requirements: For the best care, house the Black Sailfin Blenny in an aquarium of at least 10 gallons. The Black Sailfin Blenny likes to hide amongst rockwork and inside caves, so offer a variety of locations in which the Black Sailfin Blenny can find solitude.
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"

$19.99

Yellow Head Jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons

Yellowhead Jawfish are cute fish with a great personality.
They are playful and like to people watch!

Description: The Yellowhead Jawfish, also known as the Yellow-headed Pearly Jawfish, has a yellow head and a light blue-green body. It inhabits the sandy, rubble-strewn areas on the reefs of the tropical Western Atlantic, and is found in close proximity to its burrow or cave. The Yellowhead Jawfish can attain a length of 5 inches in the wild, and up to 4 inches in an aquarium.
As long as the tank is large enough, several can be kept in the same tank. Multiple specimens provide very interesting behavior as they "dance" up and down in the burrow. Supply various size rocks among the soft substrate to help reinforce the burrows against them; rockpiles are ideal.
Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 10 gallons.The Yellowhead Jawfish is moderately hardy. It tends to be shy and is best kept with other docile fish. It will not bother other tank inhabitants, but other burrowing fish may bully it. It needs to be kept on 5-7 inches of fine soft substrate such as sand of various particle sizes (not fine). Known for being a jumper when startled or frightened, the tank should have a tight-fitting lid. This fish will spend much of its time in its burrow and when it does venture out, if it is startled, it will bolt back into its burrow tail first with lightning speed.
Feeding: The Pearly Jawfish is typically a shy feeder, eating very small live foods that wander near its burrow in the wild. In the tank, it can be enticed with 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.
General Comments: The Bluespot jawfish will require peaceful tank mates and good water quality. It will fight with it's own genus and tends to jump when stressed, so we recommend a cover or canopy on top.
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: Moderate, requires good water quality.
**Advanced Aquarist Species,

$149.99

Panda Bear Goby
Paragobius lacunicolus

Very hard to find!

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. Be sure to grab these fast when available because they sell fast and are never plentiful! Found in the wild with small damsels and juvenile hawkfish which share their Acroporid perches. This fish is full of personality. They make great additions to small nano reef tank containing colonies of polyp corals, as they enjoy swimming and hiding amongst the polyps. It requires a 1 gallon or larger aquarium and prefers branched corals, often resting on them for hours at a time. It will rarely become aggressive towards other fish, but will fight with its own kind in smaller tanks. It is best if it is kept with other docile species.
Recommended Tank : It requires a 10 gallon or larger aquarium
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: Moderate
Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species
Approximate Purchase Size: 1/2" to 3/4"
**Advanced Aquarist Species,

$49.99
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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. Totally peaceful, active and, fun to observe, like other Blennies, the Tribal Blenny will perch on live rock, hide in caves, hop across the substrate, and graze on algae.
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"

$29.99

Horseface Algae Blenny
Ophioblennius atlanticus

Will consume cyanobacteria/slime algae
and other types of microalgae.

Description: Also called the Redlip Blenny, Its body is a blended black and red with yellow markings camouflaging the body and fins. The head of this fish carries 4 small branching horns, and the nose is very blunt, which gives this species a unique horse-like appearance. They like to burrow under rocks in the sand, but they spend the majority of their time in the middle of the tank foraging for food. It is not usually aggressive unless the tank mates appear to have a similar shape as it does. It is best to house singly unless kept in a larger tank and the two are a mated pair. It tends to perch and hop from rock to rock looking for microalgae to graze on. It is known to nip at small-polyped stony coral and clam mantles.
Recommended Tank size: 30 gallon
Feeding and Diet: does best in aquariums with 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 3"

$24.99

Blue Gudgeon Goby
Ptereleotris heteroptera

Description: A beautiful addition to any peaceful aquarium, the Blue Gudgeon Goby 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 10 gallon or larger aquarium. Also known as the Blacktail Dartfish Goby, like most goby's, it is a "leaper" and requires a covered 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"

$24.99

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 extremely small size of around 1/2"-1". 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, or any small aquarium. Truly a rare find, it is important to house this fish with others who will not pick on it. 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: Moderate
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 no larger than .75" when shipped and will reach a full grown size of approximately 1.25"
**Advanced Aquarist Species,

$99.99

Bluespotted Watchman Goby
Cryptocentrus pavoninoides

Description: The Bluespotted Watchman 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: It should be housed in a 30 gallon or larger aquarium. It requires both 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: The Bluespotted Watchman Goby feeds mostly on prey suspended in the water column but will pick food off the substrate. The 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"

$34.99

Dracula Goby
Stonogobiops dracula

Description: The Dracula Goby is in a class of elegance wholly its own. Rarely in stock, and a rare prize when we have a few on hand. With a pure white body color rarely seen in the aquarium hobby, and thick bands of deep oxblood red, alternated with thinner stripes of burnt orange, the Dracula Goby is a must have for the demanding aquarist. Native to the relatively shallow reefs of the Maldive Islands, and Sri Lanka, the Dracula Goby inhabits open sand areas close to the base of coral and rock structures. In the home aquarium, the Dracula Goby does best when housed in similar habitats. Like other Shrimp Gobies in the Gobiidae family, the Dracula Goby digs shallow burrows in sandy substrate and seldom strays far from its claimed territory. Instead, most prefer to perch on the sand just outside or hover in the water column directly above the burrow entrance. Another characteristic the Dracula Goby share with other Shrimp Gobies, is that the Dracula Goby will pair with pistol shrimp. To best promote this symbiotic relationship, both the Dracula Goby and its hopeful pistol shrimp counterpart should be introduced into the aquarium at the same time.
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.
Food and diet:. Most gobies do best when fed multiple small meals throughout the day. To best recreate natural feeding conditions, it is best to place the food in the outflow of a water pump or wavemaker so it actively disperses into the water column. Feed these carnivores a varied diet of mysis shrimp and other frozen meaty foods, and suitable phytoplankton and flake foods
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2" to 2-1/2"

$139.99

Catalina Goby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Description: One of the most beautiful gobies of the Pacific Ocean, the Catalina goby has a bright red body with a brilliant neon blue on its head and face and vertical stripes on the fupper front half of its body.
Recommended Tank Size: This species is very peaceful and will not harm other fish, corals, or invertebrates. The Catalina Goby can be housed in Nano aquariums at least 2 gallons in size. The Catalina Goby may demonstrate aggression towards others of its own species if crowded, but if there is ample room, groups may be housed together.
Feeding and Diet:The Catalina Goby is hardy and easy to feed. The diet can include frozen mysis shrimp, CYCLOP-EEZE®, and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp.
Reef Compatibility:Very good for nano tanks or smaller reef tanks
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: 3/4" to 1-1/2"
**Advanced Aquarist Species,

$34.99

Tangaroa Goby
Ctenogobiops tangaroai

Incredible Nano Reef Fish!

Description: A very good fish for a passive small fish only tank , or nano reef or small reef aquarium. The Tangaroa Goby is a new species from the Indo-Pacific that is opaque in color with many orange and pure white splotches covering the body. They have a very long dorsal fin that stands straight up when excited. They are a wonderful fish for a passive fish only or reef aquarium, and may form a symbiotic relationship with a pistol shrimp. It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species.
Recommended Tank Size: Can be housed in Nano aquariums at least 2 gallons in size. The Catalina Goby may demonstrate aggression towards others of its own species if crowded, but if there is ample room, groups may be housed together.
Feeding and Diet:The diet should consist of mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and chopped table shrimp. The Tangaroa Goby should be fed at least daily.
Reef Compatibility:Very good for nano tanks or smaller reef tanks
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"

$25.99

New Release by ORA
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. If kept in a reef tank, it should be fed once per day.
Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.

$29.99

Golden Red-Streaked Lightening Blenny
Cirripectes stigmaticus

Description: The Golden Red-streaked Lightening Blenny, is also called the Scarlet-spotted Blenny or Ember Blenny. They are the most beautiful of all the algae blennies and a sure hit for any aquarium containing one of these gems.
If housing more than one Ember Blenny in an aquarium, it is best to acclimate them at the same time. Otherwise, aggression between the two may occur.
Recommended Tank size: It requires an established tank of at least 20 gallons or larger with plenty of rock for perching and hiding. It also is very important for their to be microalgae growth on which to feed.
Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of both a meaty diet including finely chopped crustacean flesh, mysis and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, along with frozen herbivorous preparations, micro and blue-green algae. If kept in a reef tank, it should be fed once per day.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 2-1/2"

$74.99

Advanced Aquarist Items - Considered for advanced aquarists only items have more intensive care needs, and/or specialized feeding needs, and/or specialized tank needs. Because of the added care responsiblilities, Aquatic connection Live has labeled these items for advanced aquarists only and while they come with a guarantee that they will be delivered to you alive and in good condition, they do not carry our normal guarantee period. If there is a problem with a restricted specimen on delivery, we must be contacted via email with a digital picture within 2 hours of delivery for a replacement speciment. The Fedex time stamp will be used for the start of your 2 hour window.

YOUR FISH HEALTH DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU FEED THEM- FEED THEM 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
Starting At - $7.99

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Please note: Aquatic Connection will not guarantee the coloration of corals as seen in your reef system.

Reason? Not all corals from our tanks and lighting will look the same when they are in your tanks. Everybody's tanks have different lighting setups, spectrums, combinations, etc. Aquatic Connection's tanks are lit by 400 watt 20K Halide bulbs. We use this combination for best growth. But for best viewing this is not the best lighting choice. Aquatic Connection photographs all polyps under Actinic only lighting. This brings out the true zoanthilia and protopalythoa colors. If your tank consists of all daylight (10K's, 14K's etc.) with minimal actinic lighting, your not going to see the vibrant true colors. We suggest you add true actinic lamps also and turn these on in the evening without the daylight lighting for proper color viewing.