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Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia

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Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia

Common name: Blue-spotted Goby.
This goby lives in a burrow with a shrimp of the genus Alpheus

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Data sheet

Delivery price Europe
Fixed price €29 - Offered starting from €249 of living*
Minimum order amount for live products
50€ excluding shipping costs. For the well-being of the animals, do not make them travel alone.
Maintenance
Easy
Temperament
Peaceful
Food
Carnivore
Reef compatibility
Recommended with caution, it goes after shrimp.
Recommended number
Alone
Price according to size
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Maximum size
10 cm

(10 centimeters)
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Reproduction
Impossible
Package information for the winter period
A hole is made in the cardboard to supply the chemical heater with oxygen.

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Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia – Blue-Spotted Goby

Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia, known as the blue-spotted goby, is a calm and discreet bottom-dwelling fish that catches the eye with its small bright blue spots scattered across a beige or light brown body. Its attentive gaze and stationary attitude near its burrow make it as useful as it is pleasant to observe.

A Fascinating Symbiotic Fish

This goby lives in symbiosis with a shrimp of the Alpheus genus. This natural association is remarkable: the shrimp digs a burrow in the sand and maintains it, while the goby provides surveillance and alerts to danger with its tail movements. Together, they offer a captivating display of interspecies cooperation.

A Peaceful Fish for Sandy Reefs

The Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia appreciates tanks with a sandy substrate and rocky areas to establish its burrow. It is very territorial around its shelter but remains peaceful with other species, especially if it has its own space. It can be kept alone, in pairs, or with its symbiotic shrimp.

Maintenance Conditions

  • Minimum recommended volume: 100 liters
  • Temperature: 24°C to 27°C
  • pH: 8.0 to 8.4
  • Substrate: fine sand essential for the burrow
  • Compatibility: excellent with Alpheus shrimp
  • Behavior: stationary, peaceful, territorial around its shelter

Feeding

  • Bottom pellets suitable for small fish
  • Artemia, mysis, frozen plankton
  • Live food as a supplement (worms, micro-crustaceans)

Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia feeds easily near its burrow, preferring sinking foods suited to its living area.

Why Choose Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia?

  • Subtle coat speckled with bright blue spots
  • Peaceful and territorial bottom fish
  • Lives in symbiosis with Alpheus shrimp
  • Ideal for reef aquarium with fine sand
  • Adds a natural and soothing dynamic to the tank

Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia is a fascinating, useful, and aesthetically pleasing goby, perfect for aquarists passionate about natural behaviors and symbiotic associations. A duo not to be missed with a pistol shrimp!

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