Guides

Goby

Diamond Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)

Valenciennea puellaris is a 12–15 cm orange-spotted sleeper goby that sifts sand all day, keeps the bed clean and needs a mature tank with plenty…

Brachygobius doriae is a 3–4 cm striped goby from the mangroves and estuaries of Borneo: bold, territorial, a picky meat-eater, and happiest in h…

Hypseleotris compressa males look painted when they colour up: an Australian gudgeon of 10–12 cm that sits, lunges, and does not belong in a nano…

Stigmatogobius sadanundio, the knight goby, is an estuarine sentry — spotted, territorial, meat-eating — that wants hard freshwater or honest b…

A practical care guide to keeping Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) healthy in the home aquarium.

A practical care guide to keeping Yellow Clown Goby (Gobiodon okinawae) healthy in the home aquarium.

Sold as cute striped juveniles that become large eel-like burrowers — fascinating excavators that need soft substrate and room to dig.

A bright yellow burrowing goby famous for its symbiotic partnership with pistol shrimp — charismatic sandbed life for peaceful reef tanks.