Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby

Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby

Family: GobiidaeCryptocentrus leptocephalus

   This alert little fish is a great addition to a reef setup. The Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby or Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby are very easy to keep!

   The Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby or Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby has a very beautiful coloration of light pink or white with pink spots outlined with light blue. Starting at the dorsal fin there are darker pinkish stripes running vertically towards the tail.

   In the ocean, these gobies form a symbiotic relationship with different shrimps and prawns, and so are often scooped up together when being collected!

For more Information on keeping this fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium

Maintenance difficulty:    ThPink-Spotted Shrimp Goby or Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby is easy to keep. They are ideal for a reef environment. Provide plenty of caves and hiding places.

Maintenance/Foods:    This fish is a typical goby eating small crustaceans and other small marine organisms. Live brine is ideal for the aquarium.

Habitat: Natural geographic location:    Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby or Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby are found throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Social Behaviors:    Typical goby behavior, they are peaceful with other fish and only come out to eat.

Sex: Sexual differences:   We have found no information although most male gobies have a longer dorsal fin.

Breeding/Reproduction:    We have found no information at this time (8/7/03).

Light: Recommended light levels:    No special requirements.

Temperature:    No special requirements. Normal temperatures for marine fish is between 74 and 79 degrees Fahrenheit.

Length/Diameter of fish:    Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby or Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby adults can grow to 10.0 cm (4 inches).

Minimum Tank Length/Size:    A minimum 20 gallon aquarium is recommended.

Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong    No special requirements.

Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom    Usually spends most of its' time on rockwork or live rock near the bottom. A bottom dweller.

Availability:    This fish is rarely available and is moderately expensive.

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Tollie - 2007-10-29 Be careful with keeping arrow crabs around this goby; they might get eaten. Reply

bill fairless - 2003-09-09 Pink spot goby is superb easy to keep fish. Watch out mine unfortunately jumped out of the tank overnight through a very narrow slot in tank and killed itself. Reply

nick - 2003-09-24 my pink spot did same thing when i put it in my spare tank whilst waiting for new tank. I came down in the morning it was on the carpet jet black in color. I got the net to pick him off the floor to dispose of him/her... it moved so i left it in the net it slowly started to breathe it came round and now its in my new tank carrying on as nothing had happened to it. Its the boss of the tank and defends its home against any fish whether its a tang or my blue thorat trigger. Reply

Rachel Dixon - 2004-04-14 My pink-spot goby is a fantastic character. once,when i fed him and the rest of my fish with a cube of frozen brine shrimp,he leaped up and grabbbed nearly all of the food in his huge mouth. He was chewing on it for the rest of the day! He is now such a lovely and striking fish! Reply

sean - 2010-06-10 My pink spotted gobbie is a real cheeky little fella, Mr mischief.... I have seen him chilling in my mushroom coral, almost using it for a sun bed? He eats just about everything even my cleaner shrimps, I woke one morning to find half still hanging out of his mouth! And with a full belly. Fun little fella. Sean lisa - 2010-09-07 We have been finding that our shrimp have been disappearing and couldn't figure out why. We figured it was the one remaining cleaner shrimp eating off the rest. I just caught our pink spotted shrimp goby with a hermit crab in his mouth and then decided to read some posts and found yours which makes me realize that it has been him the whole time. Very cheeky little guy. Reply

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