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Blue Stripe Neon Goby

Price: $21.95

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Description:
The Neon Goby is a attractive small slim fish which is easily recognized by the iridescent blue strips along the top half of their body which is black. The belly is white in color. There are a yellow and black stripped version as well. A similar looking goby called the Sharknose Goby has a yellow face, though the rest of the body looks similar to the Neon Goby.

Natural Environment:
Comes from the tropical Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; predominant in Florida reefs.

Care:
Reef Suitability: Neon Gobies are very good reef tank inhabitants. They are cleaner fish and will readily service larger fish in the tank by cleaning parasites from their skin. Their cleaner status normally prevents them from becoming a meal.

Disposition: Non-aggressive, except to their own kind. They will engage in high speed chases around the tank, but these appear to be mostly harmless affairs. Each Neon Goby will stake out their own territory if more than one is kept in a tank. They will frequently setup a cleaning station where the larger fish will come when they want the Neons attention. The larger fish will signal their desire to be cleaned by assuming a tilted posture, spreading their fins or with a color change as can be seen in the picture of the Achilles Tang being cleaned above.

Feeding

Temperature: Does well within normal reef tank temperature ranges of at least 74-78°F.
: Neon Gobies get some of their nutritional requirements from cleaning other fish, but it is hard to make a living in a normal reef tank. They will readily accept small meaty foods that are offered. Their mouths are fairly small, so only small foods are given any attention.