[B]FAMILY[/B] - Gobidae [B]SCIENTIFIC NAME[/B] - Amblyeleotris Guttata [B]COMMON NAME[/B] - Orangespotted Shrimp Goby [B]SIZE[/B] - 3.5" (9 cm) [B]RANGE[/B] - Western Pacific [B]MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE[/B] - 20 US Gal. (76 L) [B]FOODS AND FEEDING[/B] - Varied diet, live or frozen mysid shrimp, vitamin enriched brine shrimp, finely chopped table shrimp, frozen preparations for carnivores, feed min. 2 times a day. [B]AQUARIUM SUITABILITY[/B] - 8 [B]REEF COMPATIBILITY[/B] - A threat to small ornamental shrimp, otherwise, an excellent reef fish. [B]CAPTIVE CARE[/B] - Forms symbiotic partnerships with nearly blind alpheid shrimps. Well suited to aquarium life and not aggressive, except towards other males and possibly females, keep only one per tank or a proven pair, can keep more than one in a tank if big enough and with lots of hiding places, a fine sand bed and loose coral rubble is needed, may jump out of an open top tank, the shrimp digs the burrow and the goby shares the site, a shrimp is not required for success with this fish. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]21834[/ATTACH] [/CENTER]
