Amblygobius rainfordi
| Common Names: | Old Glory Rainford's Goby |
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| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Category: | Blennoid_Gobioid |
| Distribution: | Pacific - Western |
| Main Ecosystem: | Reef |
| Temperament: | Peaceful; Peaceful; should be kept with other peaceful tankmates. Can be reclusive when first introduced, or if kept with aggressive or boisterous tankmates. Only aggressive towards closely related species. |
| Diet: | Ominvore; Mainly a sand sifter, continuously searching among sand and rock for copepods, worms, and detrius. Seen eating filamentous algae, and some insist it is important for their survival to have a crop of algae. Though rare, can be coerced into eating frozen mysis and brine shrimp, as well as veggie fares. Grazers; feed 2-3 times a day. |
| Care: | A great reef and invert safe fish that usually only does well in a tank of at least 30 gallons with plenty of live rock on which to graze. A refugium is also suggested to keep up levels of live foods, which the Rainford's Goby seems to need to do well in captivity. |
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| Potential Size: | Male: 6.4cm (2.5") Female: 6.4cm (2.5") |
| Water Region: | Bottom |
| Activity: | Diurnal |
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| Breeding: | Egg la |
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| Comments: | Known to jump from the aquarium if startled or if it's continually harassed by other tankmates. |
| Main Colours: | Grey, Orange |
| Markings: | Striped Horizontal |
| Mouth: | Downturned |
| Tail: | Convex |
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| Submitted By: | mattyboombatty |
| Contributors: | mattyboombatty, Chibils |
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