Species Profile

Hi-Fin Banded Goby

Stonogobiops nematodes

Also known as: Black-Ray Goby, Black-Lined Shrimp Goby

Gobiespeaceful

Adult size

2.5″

Minimum tank

20 gal

Temperature

72–82°F

8.1–8.4

Schooling

Solitary OK

Water level

bottom

Diet

Frozen mysis, brine shrimp, marine pellets

Notes

Black-banded white body with an exaggerated long first dorsal fin. Forms a symbiotic burrow pair with pistol shrimp — the shrimp digs, the goby watches. Nano-friendly and stunningly photogenic.

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