Neon goby

Elacatinus is a genus of marine gobies, often known collectively as the neon gobies.

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The Neon goby lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 1 - 45 m , usually 1 - 40 m environment.

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It is common for the Neon Goby to spawn while in the aquarium, laying its eggs in a crevice or empty shell. It feeds on a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysid shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores. More

The Neon Goby is not usually harassed by other fishes, although some of the more bellicose fishes may chase it, and some predatory species may attempt to eat it. It is not a threat to ornamental invertebrates. More

Several species of neon goby are readily available because of successful captive breeding programs, although scientific names are not always given. Generally, if the specimen has a blue stripe, it can be identified as E. oceanops, and if the stripe is half-blue half-gold, as E. evelynae. More

The Neon Goby is a carnivore and readily takes prepared foods such as mysid shrimp and brine shrimp, which should be enriched with vitamins. This fish should be fed on a regular basis. More

The neon goby is a small (to 5 cm), reef-associated marine fish that inhabits the western central Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Texas and south to Central America. More

species under culture and the neon goby was an excellent candidate. It was a small species, very easy to maintain, spawned very easily in a small tank, and was in some demand in the then rather small, marine aquarium hobby. More

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The Neon Goby can get aggressive with other gobies in smaller tanks but you may get away with keeping multiples in larger tanks, especially mated pairs. More

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The head and sleek body of the Neon Goby, also known as the Neon Blue Goby, are dark blue with a striking horizontal light-blue stripe on each side beginning above the eye and running the entire length of the body. More

The Neon Blue Goby, or Neon Goby, is known for its gorgeous electric blue stripes. The head and sleek body of the Neon Blue Goby are dark blue with a striking horizontal, light-blue stripe on each side of the body. More

Neon Goby and is not often available to the trade. Be sure to act fast when in stock! It is rarely aggressive toward other tankmates, although it may fight with members of its own kind or related species. Has spawned in the aquarium. More

The Neon Goby is a attractive small slim fish which is easily recognized by the iridescent blue strips along the top half of their body which is black. The belly is white in color. There are a yellow and black stripped version as well. More

The Neon Goby is a slender Goby that has an electric blue body stripe that runs from the front of each eye to the base of its tail. The upper body of this fish is usually darker with a pale underside. More

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Common names

Neon goby in English
Neonkutling in Danish (dansk)
虹鮈鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
虹鮈鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
霓虹鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
霓虹鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Gobiidae
Genus : Elacatinus
Species : Elacatinus oceanops
Authority : Jordan, 1904