Clown Gobies will spend much of their time perched on coral looking over the reef. This small fish is hard to keep track of, but is usually perched in plain view. They are rarely aggressive towards other fish and should be housed with docile tank-mates. Although they are thought to have a noxious body slime that helps to deter predators from eating them they should not be kept with large aggressive fishes.
Family: Gobiidae
Local Name: Citron Clown Goby
Max Size: 6cm
Care Level: 1
Min Tank Volume: 30L
Temperature: 22-28°C
Salinity: 1.020-1.026sg
pH: 8-8.4
Hardness: 8-12dKH
Origin: Indo-Pacific.
Habitat: Acropora branches in lagoon areas where they attach themselves with little suction disks.
Diet: A variety of brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp and frozen food preparations for carnivores.
Behaviour: Peaceful.
Suitability: Feeds on the mucous polyps of Acropora sp. in the wild and is considered reef safe but will nip at the polyps or bases of Acropora sp. and possibly other SPS corals.
Community: It will rarely become aggressive towards other fish, but will fight with its own kind in smaller tanks. Therefore, it is best if it is kept with other docile species.