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Blue Cheek Goby

I have in my tank two fairly large clownfish one smallish royal gramma a small ish for tang sized blue eyed tang and an orange spot goby with a pistol shrimp.

Blue cheek goby. He piles shells and sand around the rock is it making his territory or trying to impress a. Does any body know what he is doing. This monogamous fish is found in the indo pacific on outer lagoons and seaward reefs over hard bottoms as well as over sand and rubble.

This is my blue cheek goby. Blue cheek goby please call in store before purchasing any livestock including corals and plants as we may or may not have them in stock depending on availability and season. Common names for the chalk goby include the blue dot goby blue dot sleeper goby white sand sifting goby and chalk sifting goby.

These are busy little fish that require a deep sand bed made up from fine grain sands. Please note that prices may vary depending on the available sizes and specific species in store. Blue cheek goby the blue cheek goby is one of the most popular goby s and is usually wanted due to its mannerisms in consistently filtering through the sand bed and cleaning up hobbyists tanks.

The sleeper goby is an excellent cleaner fish that will routinely sift through your substrate and significantly reduce detritus and waste in your tank. A large mature reef aquarium with a deep sand bed is a must for this species which is recommended for advanced aquarists only. The blue cheek goby feeds on small bottom dwelling invertebrates fish and fish eggs by sifting through sand.

Blue cheek gobies like to excavate burrows underneath coral bases or rocks so be sure that any structures are secure and that there is a good depth of live sand in most parts of the aquarium. Also known as the golden headed sleeper goby blueband goby diamond pennant glider and blue cheek goby this species is a welcome addition to the majority of marine tanks due to its cleaning. It has a solid white body and a yellow face and electric blue horizontal line that passes from its gill to under its eye.

Hi earlier on today i bought a small blue cheek goby about 2 inches long.