Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Yasha Goby
Stonogobiops yasha
Photo: Totti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific (Japan, Philippines, Indonesia)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- carnivore (mysis, artemia)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: White with orange stripes and a tall dorsal fin. It lives in symbiosis with the pistol shrimp Alpheus randalli: she digs the burrow, and he stands guard. Reef Safe: ✅ Yes
