View Full Version : rainbow goby
Roland
03-02-2003, 4:49 AM
I bought a fish on impulse yesterday (I know, but i couldnt help it) and was wondering if anyone knew anything about it. I cant find any information in any of my books or on the net.
its about 1.5" long, but I suspect its a juvenile, with a typical goby shaped body, and a blue green irredesence when the light hits it in a certain way.
Anybody got one or know about them?
andruboz
03-02-2003, 11:28 AM
just guessing.
could it be in the gudgeon family?
peacock or purple stripe perhaps.
looking on the net, I see pictures of adults so i'm not sure what a juvenile would look like.
rjl420
03-03-2003, 2:31 AM
I agree it sounds like a gudgeon to me as well. does it swim freely or stay near the bottom? Goby Frontiers (http://uri.sakura.ne.jp/~dd/goby.htm) has several pages of images. maybe you can find your specific species.
Roland
03-03-2003, 8:56 AM
Its a bottom dweller. It also has the ability to 'stick' to the glass or to plant leaves. Its not a peacock - although the body shape is very similar. The coloration is similar to other 'rainbow' fish...
Oh, and the shop owner said he had never come across them before...
Roland
03-03-2003, 8:59 AM
rjl 420 - Thanks for the link, but I cant get it to work...