Goby – Prawn (Orange Spotted)

Orange Spotted Prawn Goby Care Tips:

Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons

Max Size: Up to 8.75cm (3 ½″)

Diet: Carnivore

Temperament: Peaceful

Lifespan: Up to 8 years

Scientific Name: Amblyeleotris Guttata

Coral Safe: Yes

Invertebrate Safe: Yes

Approx. Purchase Size: 1-1.5 inches

The orange spotted prawn goby, scientific name Amblyeleotris Guttata is a peaceful fish. Their minimum tank size is 10 gallons. They can grow up to 3 ½ ” and can live up to 8 years. Orange spotted prawn gobies are carnivores and should be fed frozen meaty foods such as brine shrimp. Prawn gobies should be kept singly. Orange spotted prawn gobies are reef safe, they will not bother coral or invertebrates. They will often be seen sitting on the ground in the tank.  Orange spotted prawn gobies will create a symbiosis relationship with pistol shrimp, sticking together the shrimp will create a cavern for the fish and shrimp to live in. The pistol shrimp has bad eyesight and is always touching the fish to use as a warning sign to alert him when predators are nearby. When the fish retreats to the hole, the shrimp follows. Prawn gobies do not need a pistol shrimp to do well in a tank and can be introduced at separate times.