Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Six-spot Goby
Valenciennea sexguttata
Photo: Sushi Girl1995 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size14 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 14 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 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- carnivore (sifts through the sand)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution (stirs up sand)
Notes: Light-colored body with blue spots on the cheeks. Excellent sand cleaner; requires a mature substrate.
