Valenciennea strigata

Blue Band Goby — Photo: By Leonard Low from Australia - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1554989

Blueband goby  

www.fishbase.org/summary/Valenciennea-strigata.html

This fish comes from the Indo Pacific region and when buying these fish be aware that stock can easily starve, do not buy fish with sunken bellies.

Needs substrate as they live in burrows.

Reef compatible

Min. Tank Size 100 litres.

Size 18 cm

Sg 1.020 - 1.025

pH 8.1 - 8.5

Temp. 23 -28 °C

Water Hardness 8-10 °d

Diet Carnivore Likes live food such as  invertebrates,  glass shrimp, mosquito larva, and daphnia.Will accept flake, pellets and frozen foods.

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