Saltwater
Sixspot goby
Valenciennea sexguttata
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 14 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 73 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Fiji, India, and 35 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits silty or sandy areas of lagoons and bays. Usually in pairs and lives in a burrow under rocks. Commonly seen in aggregations over large areas in lagoons of atolls. Monogamous.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Eleotriodes pallidus
- Eleotriodes sexguttatus
- Eleotris lantzii
- Eleotris sexguttata
- Salarigobius stuhlmannii
- Valencienea sexguttata
In other languages
- Täpläposkitokko
- Blacktip goby, Goby, Ladder glider, Ladder goby, Six-spot goby, Six-spot sleeper-goby, Sixspot glider goby, Sixspot glidergoby
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.