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Fish
Yellow Watchman Goby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Key facts
- Temperature24–26 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific and Indian Ocean
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 26°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Type of aquarium
- Reef / FOWLR
- Swimming level
- background
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 with its companion shrimp (Alpheus)
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 liters
- Diet
- carnivorous (mysis, fish scales, invertebrates)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Mandatory symbiosis with Alpheus pistol shrimp: the shrimp digs the burrow, and the goby acts as a lookout. Requires a deep, sandy substrate for the burrow.
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