Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Pink-speckled Shrimp Goby
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank120 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (territorial toward other gobies)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 120 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Known as the spotted goby: greenish with blue and pink spots. Shares a burrow with pistol shrimp.
