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Gobies
GENERAL CARE
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Difficult to care for. May require specialized feeding (corals, etc.), environment, or species tank. Recommended only for advanced aquarists.
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Sometimes difficult to get feeding, and/or have specific environmental requirements. However once established, usually adapts well to aquarium life. Recommended for intermediate to advanced aquarists.
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Adapts well to aquariums. Will accept a variety of readily available foods. Recommended for all aquarists.
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REEF AQUARIUM COMPATIBILITY
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Will eat corals, crustaceans, or other invertebrates, and/or small fish.
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May eat some corals. Some species, or individual fish may be suitable, others not.
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A good choice for your reef aquarium. Will not usually harm corals or other invertebrates, and usually a good community fish.
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GOBIES
COMMON NAME
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LATIN NAME
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CARE
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REEF
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Bar
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Ptereleotris zebra
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Blue Gudgeon
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Ptereleotris heteroptera
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Clown - Green
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Gobiodon histrio
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Clown - Yellow
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Gobiodon okinawae
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Firefish
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Nemateleotris magnifica
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Firefish - Purple
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Nemateleotris decora
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Highfin Shrimp
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Stonogobiops nematodes
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Neon
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Gobiosoma oceanops
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Orange Shrimp
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Amblyeleotris guttata
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Orange Spot Sleeper
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Valenciennea puellaris
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Randall's
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Amblyeleotris randalli
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Red Head
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Coryphopterus urospilus
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Red Sand Perch
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Parapercis snyderi
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Scissor Tail
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Ptereleotris evides
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Sharknose
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Gobiosoma evelynae
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Signal
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Signigobius biocellatus
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Six Spot Sleeper
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Valenciennea sexguttata
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Sleeper
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Valenciennea strigata
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Striped Shrimp Goby
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Amblysleotris diagonalis
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Tiger Sleeper
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Valenciennea wardi
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Yellow Watchman
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Cryptocentrus cinctus
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