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Europe's smallest marine fish found in scottish waters
Keen-eyed divers photographed the tiny fish while surveying marine life around the Shetland Islands. Previously, Guillet's goby has only been recorded in British waters three times and never before in Scotland....
Twin Spot Goby
It should reside in a 10 gallon or larger aquarium with live sand as a substrate, and an attached populated refugium. It will rarely act aggressively towards other fish, but is territorial, and will fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair....
Pink Spotted Watchman Goby
It requires an aquarium with plenty of loose coral rubble, ample swimming room, and a sand bottom for burrowing. It rarely becomes aggressive towards other fish, but it is territorial, and will fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair....
Orange Stripe Prawn Goby
It may occasionally quarrel with conspecifics if kept together, or if the tank is too small. When first added to an aquarium it may not eat for several days, but will usually acclimate and begin eating. It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. ...
Engineer Goby or Convict Blenny
The Engineer goby is also commonly referred to as the Convict Goby. It is in a separate family from the gobies and blennies. ...
Court Jester Goby or Rainford's Goby
It is best to keep only one of this species in an aquarium, unless the tank is large with an abundance of hiding places. It is rarely aggressive towards other species. ...
Clown or Rock Goby
Many of these fish arrive at retailers in emaciated condition and are slow or finicky eaters. They often starve in the presence of more voracious feeders, such as wrasses. Care must be taken to ensure they start eating within one or two days of acquisition....
Circus Goby
It is a great addition to the reef aquarium and will spend most of its time resting and swimming within the rock work. It is non-aggressive towards other fish and will not bother invertebrates in the tank. ...
Chalk Goby
In order to successfully care for this fish, it should be housed in an aquarium with live sand as the substrate, and an attached populated refugium. It rarely will become aggressive towards other fish, but is territorial, and will fight with its own kind unless they are a mated pair. ...