Pinkbar Goby

Pinkbar Goby

Amblyeleotris periophthalma

Also known as: Pinkbar Shrimp Goby

🧂 Saltwater ✌️ Peaceful 🟢 Easy 🥩 Carnivore Reef Safe

A clean-looking shrimp goby with a white body and prominent pink vertical bars. Simple yet elegant coloration makes it a popular choice for reef tanks.

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 years
typical in captivity

Swim Level

Bottom
preferred zone

Care Notes

Provide a sandy substrate for burrowing. Hardy and pairs with pistol shrimp. Peaceful with all tankmates.

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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