Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby – Cryptocentrus Leptocephalus
Species name: Cryptocentrus Leptocephalus
Common names: Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby, Singapore Shrimp Goby, Pinkspotted Watchman Goby
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 4.7 in.
Minimum tank size: 30 gallons
Hardiness: Easy
Aggressiveness: Semi-aggressive. Rarely aggressive towards other fish, but it is territorial. Will fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair.
Reef Compatibility: Excellent. It has been known to eat ornamental shrimps.
Diet: Carnivore. It’s diet should include various meaty food such as live brine shrimp, mysis, finely chopped fish or shrimp flesh and other various frozen carnivore foods. It should be fed at least twice per day.
Additional information:
From the Western Pacific / Indo-Pacific, the Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby inhabits coastal waters, including mangroves, large tidal pools and inner reef lagoons where it spend its life on sand and rubble substrates. Its body is light brown to gray with 6 to 7 pinkish bars and purple/pink markings with spots covering its head and dorsal fin.
It typically rests on the bottom of the tank, with its head protruding from a burrow or cave and only swim into the water column to feed on floating food particles.
The ideal aquarium will have a temperature of 72 to 78ºF with a specific gravity of 1.020 to 1.025 and a pH between 8.1 and 8.4. Plenty of loose coral rubble, ample swimming room, hiding spots in live rock and a sand bottom for burrowing will make a great environment for this goby. Startled or continually harassed Pinkspotted Goby are known to jump from the aquarium so it is a good idea to keep a lid on their enclosures. Known to share it’s burrow with pistol shrimp or tiger snapping Shrimp (Alpheus bellulus). The goby and shrimp are actually reported to team up for life.
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