Aurora Goby

Aurora Goby

Amblyeleotris aurora

Also known as: Aurora Shrimp Goby

🧂 Saltwater ✌️ Peaceful 🟢 Easy 🥩 Carnivore Reef Safe

A beautiful shrimp goby with a pinkish-white body marked by reddish-orange diagonal bands. Named for its sunrise-like coloration. Forms symbiotic bonds with pistol shrimp.

Tank Size

20 gal
minimum (30+ preferred)

Temperature

74–82°F
23–28°C

pH Range

8–8.4
water acidity

Max Size

4"
10.2 cm

Lifespan

5–8 years
typical in captivity

Swim Level

Bottom
preferred zone

Care Notes

Provide a sand bed for burrowing. Pairs readily with alpheid shrimp. Peaceful and easy to keep. Hardy once acclimated.

Feeding

Frozen mysis, enriched brine shrimp, and marine pellets.

Compatible Tank Mates

Blue Green Chromis 3" Pink Skunk Clownfish 3.5" Skunk Clownfish 4" Orange Skunk Clownfish 4.5" Talbot's Damselfish 2.5" Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse 3" Melanurus Wrasse 5" Cleaner Wrasse 4" Yellow Coris Wrasse 5" Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse 3" Firefish Goby 3" Yellow Watchman Goby 4"

Use Caution With

Ocellaris Clownfish 3" True Percula Clownfish 3" Yellowtail Damselfish 2.5" Blue Tang 12" Yellow Tang 8" Kole Tang 7" Clarkii Clownfish 5" Tomato Clownfish 5" Scopas Tang 8" Naso Tang 18" Convict Tang 8" Azure Damselfish 2.5"

Incompatible With

Maroon Clownfish 6" Blue Devil Damselfish 3" Powder Blue Tang 9" Achilles Tang 10" Purple Tang 10" Three Stripe Damselfish 3" Domino Damselfish 5" Four Stripe Damselfish 3" Jewel Damselfish 6" Clown Tang 15" Catalina Goby 2.5" Volitan Lionfish 15"

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