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Characteristics
Length
Up to 50 cm
Body shape
Elongated
Care
Group
Missing
Smallest aquarium
2,657 liters
Diet
Missing

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Behavior
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Swims
Missing
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Water values
Temperature
Toleratesfrom 25 °C
pH
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Smallest tank
84 cm251 cm126 cm
2,657 liters251 × 126 × 84 cmBased on one fish
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Range
Native

Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Eritrea, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong SAR China, and 30 more countries.

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More about the species

Description

Found mainly in freshwater and estuaries, but also enter the sea. Also occur in canals, ditches and ponds. Found in clear to turbid streams with rock, gravel or sand bottoms. Encountered in medium to large-sized rivers of the lower Mekong. Feed on small insects, crustaceans and small fish. Grow to a much larger size in brackish water than in fresh water. Marketed fresh. Cannibalism is relatively common for this species.

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Other scientific names

  • Acentrogobius giuris
  • Awaous gutum
  • Euctenogobius striatus
  • Glossigobius giuris
  • Glossogabius giuris
  • Glossogobius giuris giuris

In other languages

  • Jättitokko
  • Bar eyed goby, Bar-eyed goby, Bareye Goby, Flat-headed goby, Flathead goby, Forktongue Goby, Fresh water goby, Ganges goby, Gangetic tank goby, Goby, Whitegoby
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Articles

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How to set up an African aquarium5 min read

Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.

How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read

Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.

How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read

The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.

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.