Gobies, Blennies, Dragonettes and Jawfish

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 10 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. $27.99

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: 50 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. $29.99

Pink and Blue Spotted Watchman Goby Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Good Reef Fish - Good Sand Sifter Description: The Pink and Blue Spotted Watchman Goby is also known as the Singapore Shrimp, Leptocephalus Prawn, or Pinkspotted 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. Recommended Tank : It requires a 30 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 $27.99

Diamond Watchman Goby Valencienna puellaris One really good sand cleaner!! Description:  This species is one of the more popular gobies for home aquariums. 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: 20 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. $27.99 2-3", Diamon Watchman pairs $74.99

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 55 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. $24.99 2-3", Blue Mandarin Pairs $79.99

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 55 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. $24.99 2-3", Green Mandarin Pairs $79.99

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: 20 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. $59.99

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: 10 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

Green Clown Goby Gobiodon atrangulatus Description: Green Clown Gobies 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: 10 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

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: 30 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. $15.99

Neon Goby Elacatinus oceanops Description:  A glowing blue center stripe. An endearing cleaner species that will service tank mates and help control disease. Eating Spectrum and Frozen foods. Terrific in groups... They get along with with their own kind as well as other's in the tank. Recommended Tank size: 10 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. Level of Care: Easy Reef Compatibility: Neon Gobies are very good reef tank inhabitants. They are cleaner fish and will readily service larger fish in the tank by cleaning parasites from their skin.They will frequently setup a cleaning station where the larger fish will come when they want the Neons attention. The larger fish will signal their desire to be cleaned by assuming a tilted posture, spreading their fins or with a color change. $14.99

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 each

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

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: 20 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. $29.99

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. $14.99

Tank Raised Gold Stripe Neon Goby Elacatinus sp. Perfect Nano Tank Fish! Terrific in groups. Description:  The Gold Stripe Neon Goby, is also called the Yellow Stripe 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 Gold Stripe Neon Goby to spawn in an aquarium, laying its eggs in a crevice or empty shell. 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. $23.99

Crosshatch Goby Amblygobius decussatus Great for algae control Description: The crosshatch goby is a sand sifter that will take large mouthfuls of sand and sifts through it eating small invertebrates and expelling the cleaned sand out of its gills. Great to add in pairs to an aquarium, they are rarely aggressive towards other fish, except other sleeper gobies, such as the Orangespot Diamond Goby. They will do best in a reef aquarium with passive fishes. Recommended Tank size: 30 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

Tank Raised Red Head Goby Perfect Nano Tank Fish! Terrific in groups. Description:  Extremely curious goby for reef or fish tank.Very hardy, bright red head makes them easy to spot.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 Gold Stripe Neon Goby to spawn in an aquarium, laying its eggs in a crevice or empty shell. 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. $24.99

Randall's Goby Amblyeleotris randalli Description: Pearly white, with bright orange bands and a giant dorsal fin with a black eyespot. A great fish! From the western Pacific. It is not aggressive towards other gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. It is possible for the Randall's Goby to spawn successfully in an aquarium. They may also form a symbiotic relationship with any pistol 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. $29.99

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 20 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" $22.99

Twinspot Goby Signigobius biocellatus Perfect Nano Tank Fish! Terrific in groups. Description: Two large eyes make it hard for predators to get the jump on this gobie. It is not aggressive towards other gobies. A great fish from the western Pacific. Not aggressive towards other gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. They may also form a symbiotic relationship with any pistol shrimp. Recommended Tank size: 20 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. $34.99

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 50 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: 2" to 3" $29.99 A few Mated Pairs available $74.99

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 10 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, $59.99

Red Lip Algae Blenny Ophioblennius atlanticus Will consume cyanobacteria/slime algae and other types of microalgae. Description:  Also called the Horseface 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. $19.99

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. $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.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: 10 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. $13.99 each

African Golden Midas Blenny Ecsenius midas Description: The Midas Blenny is an excellent candidate for a reef tank. As their name implies, these fish are gold in color but this color changes with their mood. Sometimes a normally goldish colored fish will be a dark greenish-brown! Many have a warm peach colored highlight in the area of their throat. The eyes are rimmed in a bright blue color. Midas Blennies have deeply curved, lyre-shaped tails, and are often known as Lyretail Blennies for this reason.The more desirable specimens are found in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea where they normally have a deep golden-orange body with bright blue rings around the eyes and a faint touch of blue around and beneath the jaw. The 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. 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. 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 Midas blenny will appreciate a reef tank full of live rock on which to perch. A larger tank is preferable as some Midas Blennies are aggressive when confined to a small tank. Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 30 gallons with live rock. Feeding: The proper diet for a 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:Midas Blennies are considered reef safe and can make excellent inhabitants for minature reef and community aquariums. Approximate Purchase Size:Small:1" to 2"; Medium: 2" to 3"; Large: 3" to 5" small $29.99 Medium $37.99 Large $49.99

Tank Raised Canary Blenny Meiacanthus oualanensis Description: The Canary Fang Blenny is also known as the Oualan Forktail Blenny, or Canary Blenny. The Canary Fang Blenny is aptly named, being a solid vibrant yellow. Males are generally larger than females and experience a succession of color changes when breeding. It is best to keep only one per tank unless a breeding pair is maintained. If attacked by other fish, the Canary Fang Blenny will retaliate by biting the inside of the mouth of the attacker. The Canary Fang Blenny is considered venomous and should be kept only with caution around children having tank access, since it may perceive fingers as an attacker and deliver a similarly painful bite. Recommended Tank size: This blenny needs a minimum tank of 30 gallons with live rock for hunting and grazing in order to thrive. 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

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: 10 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 each

Red Scooter Blenny Synchiropus stellatus Description: Scooter Blenny's keep reef aquariums free of problem algae. They have a hardy appetite and are fairly easy to maintain. They are names Scooter because of their manner of scooting along the substrate of the aquarium. The Scooter Red Blenny is also referred to as the Starry Dragonet or Stellate Dragonet. 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. Keep in a tank containing plenty of live rock which can supply natural food. A growth of algae (even hair algae ia great) is an ideal setting to culture the tiny arthropods these fish need to survive. Best not attempted in "sterile" setting such as a fish only tank. Do not keep with aggressive fishes. This species is rarely aggressive towards other bottom-dwelling fishes. Provide with a "live sand" bottom and plenty of hiding places Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 20 gallons with live rock. Feeding: Provide a reef tank or plenty of live rock. The Scooter Red 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" $24.99

Scooter Blenny Synchiropus ocellatus Description: Scooter Blenny's keep reef aquariums free of problem algae. They have a hardy appetite and are fairly easy to maintain. They are names Scooter because of their manner of scooting along the substrate of the aquarium. The Scooter Red Blenny is also referred to as the Starry Dragonet or Stellate Dragonet. 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. Keep in a tank containing plenty of live rock which can supply natural food. A growth of algae (even hair algae ia great) is an ideal setting to culture the tiny arthropods these fish need to survive. Best not attempted in "sterile" setting such as a fish only tank. Do not keep with aggressive fishes. This species is rarely aggressive towards other bottom-dwelling fishes. Provide with a "live sand" bottom and plenty of hiding places Tank Size: Minimum tank size of 20 gallons with live rock. Feeding: Provide a reef tank or plenty of live rock. The Scooter Red 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" $9.99

Tank Raised  Green Banded Goby Elacatinus multifasciatum Description: The Greenbanded goby, also known as the Christmas goby, is a very small and very peaceful species that is well suited to the smaller reef aquarium or fish aquarium. The Green Banded Goby is perfect for smaller reef tanks since they have a maximum size of 2 inches. They do well in small groups and may spawn if provided with the right aquarium conditions. Formerly known as Gobiosoma multifasciatum, it has since been reclassified as Elacatinus multifasciatus. A beautiful green with thin iridescent green bands running vertically down the body. A white head with a red band runs across each red eye. Recommended Tank : 1 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: Hovering around rockwork and décor, this species can be housed in small groups of 3 or more individuals. Level of Care: Very Hardy, easy to maintain Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species Great Beginner Fish $24.99 each   $24.99

Yellow Nose Prawn Goby Stonogobiops xanthorhinica 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 30 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 inches $19.99

JapaneseTrimma Goby Trimma sp. Description: Also known as the Trimma Goby, originating from Japan, these tiny gobies are rarely available to the trade, They are best housed with live or faux corals of the branching type. Keep in a tank containing plenty of live rock, which can supply natural food. Their body is opaque in color with many red irregularly shaped spots. Their eyes are very large for their size and are also spotted in red and gold. They are very active and peaceful gobies that will make a wonderful addition to the saltwater reef, nano or fish only aquarium. Recommended Tank : It is best suited for a 10 gallon or larger aquarium. Feeding and Diet: The diet should consist of a variety of fresh or frozen seafood, brine shrimp, and mysis shrimp. 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" $79.99

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 20 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" $23.99

Rare and Hard to Find!!! Blue Spotted Jawfish Opistognathus rosenblatti THIS IS ONE FISH YOU WON'T SEE IN AN AQUARIUM SHOP!!! Description:  Imported from the Sea of Cortez, we consider this to be the most beautiful and desirable of the jawfish. Flourescent Blue spots on a gold background make the Blue Spotted Jawfish and real winner.As a matter of fact, the neon blue dots actually will glow under the aquarium lights! Highly in demand, but very hard to find, they are now extremely regulated by Mexican authorities and hard to come by. Recommended Tank size: 20 gallon Feeding and Diet:Zooplankton feeder, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for carnivores Reef Compatibility:Excellent reef fish. This species will not harm invertebrates. Level of Care: Moderate $169.99

Helfrichi Firefish Nemateleotris helfrichi  Description:  Helfrich's Firefish is a rare 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 occurs at a depth range of 80 to 270 feet, but is not common at less than 150 feet. It 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 in a shallow or deepwater reef tank. Helfrich's Firefish has a very mild personality, and it will be picked on by more pugnacious fishes.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 not found in these areas, and is not plentiful in areas where it is collected only around the Marshall Islands, and is found only in deep water.Special Note: it will acclimate more quickly given low light conditions, characteristic of its natural habitat. Recommended Tank size: 30 gallon Feeding and Diet: Feeds on zooplankton, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for carnivores 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. Will fight with it's own genus and tends to jump when stressed. Intolerant of warm temperatures. Level of Care: Easy Reef Compatibility:Good Reef and Nano tank species Approximate Purchase Size: 1.5" - 2" Reef Compatibility:Very good reef or community fish. $169.99 each

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