Care guide at a glance
Amblyeleotris wheeleri
Description
A shrimp goby banded in deep red-orange over white, with fine blue spotting on the face. Colourful, peaceful and readily pairs with a pistol shrimp.
Feeding
Carnivorous. Frozen mysis, enriched brine shrimp and small marine pellets, twice daily.
Compatibility
Peaceful and reef safe. Forms a symbiotic partnership with a pistol shrimp, which digs and maintains the burrow while the goby stands guard.
Behaviour and personality
Perches at the burrow entrance watching, and bolts underground at any disturbance.
Before you buy
Pair it with a pistol shrimp for the full behaviour. Needs a deep sand bed with rubble to burrow into, and a sealed lid.
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