Valancia Goby
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Scientific Name: Valencienna helsdingenii Price: Upon Request Origin: Indo-Pacific Family: Gobiidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Twostripe Goby, Black-lined Sleeper Goby, Railway Sleeper Goby, Sleeper Railway Glider Goby |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
GH: 8 - 12
SG: 1.020 - 1.025
Max size: 18 cm
Min Tank size: 110 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Bottom swimmer
Description
It is white in coloration with two distinct black and orange horizontal lines extending the length of the body. The dorsal fin is black-edged, giving it a dramatic look. It is a very timid fish that makes a great addition to a reef aquarium and will aid in maintaining the sand bed.
Food
Natural diet consists mainly of benthic invertebrate. They are a sand sifter, picking up large mouthfuls of sand and expelling it through the gill covers, sifting out anything edible. They also take a wide variety of frozen or flake food. Small sinking enriched shrimp meal pellets are an excellent way of keeping them well fed. Some seem to waste away no matter how well fed, which could be a sign of intestinal worms.
Compatible with
This Goby digs shallow tunnels in the substrate as refuges, keeping the substrate well oxygenated. It is rarely aggressive towards other fish, however it is territorial, and will fight with others of the same species unless they are a mated pair.