Saltwater
Ambanoro prawn-goby
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 13 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 65 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and 10 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found on sand or mud bottoms. Lives with grey or brown Alpheus spp.. Inhabits coastal bays and lagoons on sandy or muddy substrates to about 30 meters depth.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cryptocentrus ambanoro
- Cryptocentrus fasciaventris
- Vanderhorstia ambonoro
- Vanderhorstia fasciaventris
In other languages
- Ambanoro goby, Twin-spotted shrimp-goby, Twinspot shrimp goby, Twinspot shrimpgoby
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.