Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Dragon Goby
Gobioides broussonnetii
Photo: Kitty Kat Katarina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size50 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
Full profile
- Family
- Oxudercidae
- Origin
- Western Atlantic (coasts from the United States to Brazil)
- Size
- 50 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.005 – 1.015
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful (despite its appearance)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- omnivorous (filters sand; eats frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; does not reproduce in the aquarium
Notes: Eel-like in appearance with visible teeth, but very peaceful and nearly blind. Burrows into the sand. Requires brackish water and food that sinks to the bottom.
