Scientific
Name: Istigobius decoratus
Family: Gobiidae
Common Names: Decorated Goby
Description:
The Decorated Goby is a subtly attractive fish with a pattern of small black and
orange spots over its body. A row of larger black spots along its lateral line
help to identify it.
Natural Environment:
Comes from reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Decorator Gobies are not captive
breed at this time.
Care:
Reef Suitability: Excellent
reef inhabitant. Stays on the substrate. Light sand sifter which
helps to keep the sand bed clean, but not so much that they bury other
inhabitants like many sand sifters can..
Disposition: Completely
non-aggressive and unbothered by other fish, except its own kind. Only one
should be kept per tank.
Feeding: Decorator Gobies get some of their nutritional requirements
from sifting through the sand, but unlike some other sand sifting gobies they
will readily take almost any meaty foods that are offered.
Hardiness: Very hardy.
Temperature: Does well within normal reef tank temperature ranges of
75-84°F.
Size: Decorator Gobies can get up to about 5" in
length. Their size and disposition makes them suitable inhabitants for
fairly small reef tanks.
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