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Suggested Tank
10+ gallons
Max Size
1.5 inches
Difficulty
Temperament
Description
A tiny, canary-yellow perching goby that hovers among branching SPS corals rather than sitting on the sand, often with a faint whitish cheek patch. It is peaceful, bold for its size, and ideal for nano reefs, though it may pick at or perch heavily on Acropora and other small-polyp stony corals and can irritate them. Keep singly or as a bonded pair; it secretes a bitter, mildly toxic slime that deters predators, so avoid housing it with large aggressive fish that might mouth and then spit it out.
Reef Safe
With caution
Environment
Clown Gobies prefer a well-established aquarium with plenty of live rock for hiding and plenty of space for swimming. They can tolerate a range of water conditions, but do best in clean, well-filtered water.
Behavior
Clown Gobies are known for their peaceful and somewhat shy nature. They are not aggressive and tend to hide in rockwork or among coral. They are also known to form symbiotic relationships with certain types of coral.
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Owner Reviews
Tony
@Raptor
Not very active but entertaining to watch
Ju
@DrJube
Tried two times and both times disappeared and assuming gotten eaten by my bubble tip anemone. Not very smart. Too expensive to be used as food for my BTA. Love the guy otherwise so fun to watch and yellow really pops.
Maurice
@Maurice
This little fish likes to perch on to corals. They can be harmful to sps coral, as it could pick on the sps consuming some polyps. They can also perch on leather corals. Would not recommend in a sps dominant tank, unless you want to take the risk of this fish picking on the sps. It has a big personality for a small fish and is not afraid of other bigger fish. This fish is peaceful with many other fish, but would not recommend with the same species unless they are partners.
SomeHappyFish
@SomeHappyFish35179
Always out and about. Loves to perch on corals. Not reef safe with sps. Very very small ...
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