Saltwater
Twostripe goby
Valenciennea helsdingenii
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, France, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, and 12 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A relatively rare species occurring singly but usually in pairs over silty flat sand patches, or rubble substrates; a mound-building species. Usually found on outer reefs at the bottom of coral or rocky drop-offs, rarely in lagoons. Feeds on small burrowing animals by sifting mouthfuls of sand. Monogamous. Eggs hatched 2 days after spawning in aquaria; 35 days after, the larvae reached 5.25 mm.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Calleleotris helsdingenii
- Eleotriodes helsdingeni
- Eleotriodes helsdingenii
- Valenciennea heldsdingenii
- Valenciennea helsdingeni
- Valenciennesia helsdingenii
In other languages
- Parijuovatokko
- Black-lined sleeper-goby, Blacklined glider goby, Blacklined glidergoby, Railway glider
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.