Names for Valencienna puellaris include Diamond, Orange Diamond, Orangespotted, Orange-Dashed Sleeper, Watchman or Shrimp Goby.
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Scientific Name:
Valencienna puellarisOther Common Names:
Orange Diamond, Orangespotted, Orange-Dashed Sleeper, Watchman or Shrimp Goby, Pretty Prawn Goby, and Maiden Goby.
Identification:
Color varies based on range location, but this goby is typically identified by its horizontal rows of diamond shaped orange spots.
Distribution:
Indo-West-Pacific.
Maximum Size:
To 6".
Reef Tank Safe:
Yes.
Diet and Feeding:
The Diamond Sleeper or Watchman Goby stirs the sand as it sifts through it, straining out food. Its diet should include a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, live black worms, and prepared foods for carnivores.
Characteristics and Compatibility:
This goby digs shallow burrows in the substrate for refuge, which keeps the substrate well oxygenated. Although a goby that is rarely aggressive towards other fishes, it may fight with other same and similar species gobies. Best kept singly or as a mated pair.
