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Diamond Sleeper Goby - Valencienna puellaris

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Diamond Sleeper Goby - Valencienna puellaris

Names for Valencienna puellaris include Diamond, Orange Diamond, Orangespotted, Orange-Dashed Sleeper, Watchman or Shrimp Goby.

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Scientific Name:

Valencienna puellaris

Other 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.

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