Amblygobius rainfordi
Scientific Name: Amblygobius rainfordi
Common Names: Rainford’s Goby (Old Glory)
Care Level: Relatively easy
Adult Size: 2.6in
pH Range: 8.1 – 8.3
Temperature Range: (F/C) 77-79F/25-26C
Specific Gravity/Hardness Range: 1.023-1.026
Origin/Habitat: Western and Central Pacific
Temperament/Behaviour: Peaceful
Compatible Tank mates: Blennies, Angels, Cardinalfish, and Surgeonfish.
Diet: Varied diet, including small crustaceans, such as vitamin-enriched live and frozen brine shrimp, mysid shrimp, and prepared foods for herbivores. Will typically do best with some filamentous algae and live rock.
Tank Size For Adult: 20gal (76l)
Narrative: Excellent for the reef aquarium. This is a wonderful fish that is rarely aggressive toward other species. May starve if placed in a new aquarium or one without live rock and sand to provide grazing opportunities. Juveniles can be kept together in medium-sized tanks if introduced together, but adults often quarrel. It is best to keep one per tank, unless the system is large and affords many hiding places. Can be kept with other members of the genus, but do not house with fishes like Dottybacks, hawkfishes, and sand perches, which are prone to picking on small, substrate-bound fishes.
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Scientific Name: Amblygobius rainfordi
Common Names: Rainford’s Goby (Old Glory)
Care Level: Relatively easy
Adult Size: 2.6in
pH Range: 8.1 – 8.3
Temperature Range: (F/C) 77-79F/25-26C
Specific Gravity/Hardness Range: 1.023-1.026
Origin/Habitat: Western and Central Pacific
Temperament/Behaviour: Peaceful
Compatible Tank mates: Blennies, Angels, Cardinalfish, and Surgeonfish.
Diet: Varied diet, including small crustaceans, such as vitamin-enriched live and frozen brine shrimp, mysid shrimp, and prepared foods for herbivores. Will typically do best with some filamentous algae and live rock.
Tank Size For Adult: 20gal (76l)
Narrative: Excellent for the reef aquarium. This is a wonderful fish that is rarely aggressive toward other species. May starve if placed in a new aquarium or one without live rock and sand to provide grazing opportunities. Juveniles can be kept together in medium-sized tanks if introduced together, but adults often quarrel. It is best to keep one per tank, unless the system is large and affords many hiding places. Can be kept with other members of the genus, but do not house with fishes like Dottybacks, hawkfishes, and sand perches, which are prone to picking on small, substrate-bound fishes.
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