Crosshatch Goby
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
The Crosshatch Goby is a great choice for most reef aquariums. Scott W. Michael
[edit] Overview
This attractive goby is ideal for most reef aquariums. Like others in the genus, it may benefit from having access to some filamentous green or red algae.
Family: Gobiidae
Other common name(s):
- Orange-striped Goby
Native range:
Habitat: This species in found in coastal and inner reefs on sand and rubble flats. It also inhabits muddy bottoms of inshore bays and lagoons.
Maximum length: 8 cm (3 in)
Minimum aquarium size: 38 L (10 gal)
Water: Marine 24 °C (297 K, 75 °F) - 28 °C (301 K, 82 °F)
[edit] Feeding
Feed meaty foods, like vitamin-enriched live and frozen brine shrimp and mysid shrimp, as well as prepared foods for herbivores. It eats large quantities of algae in the wild, and will do better if provided with similar fare in the aquarium.
If placed in a tank without algae, live sand, or live rock, feed at least twice a day. If natural foods are present, feed every other day.
[edit] Aquarium Compatibility
Do not keep it with conspecifics or with similar congeners, although it will typically ignore unrelated gobies and other benthic fishes. It is more likely to be picked on by belligerent tankmates.
[edit] Notes
It is a rather delicate substrate sifter and is thus less likely than its larger relatives to inadvertently bury corals that are located near the bottom of the tank.
This species is a capable jumper.
| Common name | Crosshatch Goby +, and Orange-striped Goby + |
| Family | Gobiidae + |
| Genus | Amblygobius + |
| Image credit | SWM + |
| Maximum length | 3 in + |
| Minimum aquarium size | 10 gal + |
| Native range | Western Pacific +, Philippines +, New Caledonia +, Yaeyama Islands +, Great Barrier Reef +, and Micronesia + |
| Reference | A PocketExpert Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes + |
| Specific name | decussatus + |
| Text credit | SWM + |
| Water max temp | 301 K (28 °C, 82 °F) + |
| Water min temp | 297 K (24 °C, 75 °F) + |
| Water type | Marine + |