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Chlamydogobius eremius
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| Australian Desert Goby | |
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| Australian Desert Goby | |
| Species | Chlamydogobius eremius |
| Family | Gobiidae |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Min. Tank Size | 18.927 liters 18,927.059 mL 5 US Gallons (18.9L) |
| Size | 6.35 cm
2-2.5 " (5.1-6.4cm) |
| sg | 2 - 2 |
| pH | 7 - 8 |
| Temp. | 277.594 K 4.444 °C 499.67 °R 310.928 K |
| Water Hardness |
9-19 °d |
| Stocking Ratio | 1:2 M:F |
| Availability | Uncommon |
| Diet | |
| Life Span |
1-1.5 years |
| Habitat | |
Contents |
[edit] Alternative names
- Australian Desert Goby, Desert Goby
[edit] Sexing
- Males are colorful, with a golden yellow body and boldly colored blue, black and white bands on their fins. The first dorsal of some males is tipped with lemon yellow. Females are generally various shades of light brown with clear fins.
[edit] Tank compatibility
- This fish is territorial and will chase other fish away from its cave, however it will not chase far. Males can be somewhat aggressive toward each other, but little harm is done if the defeated male can get out of the winner’s line-of-sight.
[edit] Diet
- Prefers live foods, but will occasionally take frozen foods, especially frozen brine shrimp and frozen bloodworms. Frozen foods are ignored once they settle on the bottom.
- Desert gobies will take live brine shrimp, both newly hatched and adult. They will also take Daphnia, though it seems to be a lot of work chasing down these swimming live foods
[edit] Feeding regime
- Feed once or twice a day.
[edit] Environment Specifics
- Prefer a sandy bottom with plenty of rocks and caves. They can get by pretty well in as little as 5 gallons per pair.
[edit] Breeding
- Spawning generally occurs in caves at temperatures above 26°C (79°F). Females typically lay 50-250 eggs on the ceiling of a cave, with males guarding the eggs until hatching, which typically occurs in 10 days. Newly hatched fry are around 6mm (0.2in) long and are large enough to eat newly hatched brine shrimp.
[edit] Behaviour
- Very poor swimmers these gobies get around by hops and scoots and enjoy plenty of rock or PVC pipe caves to explore and play on.
[edit] Identification
- Desert gobies are small fish, with a large male barely crossing the 2.5" (6.4cm) mark. Females are a bit smaller, reaching about 2" (5.1cm) inches. Their heads are very large, sometimes seeming as if they are too big for the fish.
