Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Evelyn's Cleaner Goby
Elacatinus evelynae
Photo: LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo) from Cleveland, Ohio, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Origin
- Caribbean
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- Carnivore (parasites; accepts frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bred in captivity
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Yellow or white stripes on a black background. A captive-bred cleaner fish that is hardy and effective against parasites.
