
Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Rainford's goby
Koumansetta rainfordi
Photo: Tappinen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 L
- Diet
- herbivore – omnivore (filamentous algae and microfauna)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Orange and green stripes on a light background. Requires a well-established aquarium with algae for the fish to nibble on.





