FAMILY - Gobidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Cryptocentrus Cinctus
COMMON NAME - Yellow Shrimp Goby (Yellow Watchman Goby)
SIZE - 2.8" (7 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. ( 76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty foods, fresh or frozen mysid shrimp, vitamin enriched brine shrimp, finely chopped table shrimp, frozen preparations for carnivores. Feed a min. 2 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Prone to eat smaller ornamental shrimps, will not bother sessile invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE - Readily adapts to captivity. Provide a sand bottom with live rock and coral rubble to from hiding places. Keep only one per tank unless a proven pair is obtained. Will attack other shrimp gobies, prone to jump out of an open top tank.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Cryptocentrus Cinctus
COMMON NAME - Yellow Shrimp Goby (Yellow Watchman Goby)
SIZE - 2.8" (7 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. ( 76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty foods, fresh or frozen mysid shrimp, vitamin enriched brine shrimp, finely chopped table shrimp, frozen preparations for carnivores. Feed a min. 2 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Prone to eat smaller ornamental shrimps, will not bother sessile invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE - Readily adapts to captivity. Provide a sand bottom with live rock and coral rubble to from hiding places. Keep only one per tank unless a proven pair is obtained. Will attack other shrimp gobies, prone to jump out of an open top tank.
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