Goby – Randall

Randall Goby Care Tips:

Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons

Max Size: Up to 11.25cm (4 1/2”)

Diet: Carnivore

Temperament: Peaceful

Lifespan: Up to 8 years

Scientific Name: Amblyeleotris Randalli

Other  Common Names: Orange Stripe Prawn Goby, Randall’s Shrimp Goby

Coral Safe: Yes

Invertebrate Safe: Yes

Approx. Purchase Size: 1.5 inches

The randall goby, scientific name Amblyeleotris Randalli is a peaceful fish. Their minimum tank size is 10 gallons. They can grow up to 4 ½ ” and can live up to 8 years. Randall gobies are carnivores and should be fed frozen meaty foods such as brine shrimp. Randall gobies should be kept singly. Randall gobies are reef safe, they will not bother coral or invertebrates. They will often be seen sitting on the ground in the tank.  Randall 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. The randall goby is also referred to as the orange stripe prawn goby, or the randalls shrimp goby.