Flamming prawn goby

[Dantitan]

I was just wondering if anyone here has kept or is keeping a Flamming Prawn Goby. It's a nano reef fish. Just wanted to have someones opinion on this fish. I think another name for it is the Spike Fin Goby?

 

[yote]

From what I've seen at the LFS,they are great little fish.Usually non aggressive and easly accept most foods.

 

[Dantitan]

I am wanting to put this fish in my 75g reef, maybe around Jan. or Feb. What little info that I do have on this fish, says that they are a great fish and non-aggressive. But I also read that they need lots of pods to eat like the mandarin. It also worrys me a litte that the full size of the fish is just 1" or less. It would be great, though, if it would accept most foods.

 

[Melanie]

I'm really wanting one of these little guys! For the longest while i had a yasha goby in with my pistol shrimp but he's managed to dissapear =( i was hoping to pick one of these up but i haven't seen them anywhere.

 

[Dantitan]

They must still be somewhat expensive. From what I have read, they were around $200+ range when they first got into the hobby, but then dropped to around $50 as recent as last year. I think that may steer LFS owners away from this fish since a fully grown specimen is only 1" or less. They are a B-E-A-utiful fish though. IMO