Decorated Goby

General information

The Decorated Goby is an ornate substrate-dwelling goby that animates the lower regions of your aquarium with its daily antics. The Decorated Goby will actively roam the substrate in search for food and even swim up into the water column to feed. The decorative, mottled patterning allows the Decorated Goby to blend effortlessly into a dark-colored sandy substrate. However, against a lighter-colored substrate, it easier to appreciate the intricate colors and patterning that adorns this attractive sand sifting goby. To be successfully cared for, the Decorated Goby should be housed in well-established aquariums with coarse coralline-encrusted rubble and live sand as the substrate. A populated attached refugium is important to provide a continuous live food source for the Decorated Goby. A well-sealed canopy should also be provided, as the Decorated Goby is capable of leaping out of the aquarium. The Decorated Goby is non-aggressive towards other fish but will demonstrate territorial behavior and fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair.

Cautions

Gobies are considered jumpers make sure your aquarium has a tight-fitting canopy or screen cover to prevent the Gobie from jumping out of your aquarium. Gobies have been known to jump through the smallest of holes in a canopy. 

Gobies are considered jumpers make sure your aquarium has a tight-fitting canopy or screen cover to prevent the Gobie from jumping out of your aquarium. Gobies have been known to jump through the smallest of holes in a canopy.