Tangaroa Goby

Tangaroa Goby

Ctenogobiops tangaroai

Also known as: Tangaroa Shrimp Goby

🧂 Saltwater ✌️ Peaceful 🟡 Moderate 🥩 Carnivore Reef Safe

An attractive shrimp goby with a silvery-white body covered in reddish-brown speckles. Forms symbiotic partnerships with pistol shrimp, making for fascinating behavior to observe.

Tank Size

20 gal
minimum (30+ preferred)

Temperature

74–82°F
23–28°C

pH Range

8–8.4
water acidity

Max Size

3"
7.6 cm

Lifespan

3-5 years
typical in captivity

Swim Level

Bottom
preferred zone

Care Notes

Provide a sand bed and rubble for burrowing. Pair with a pistol shrimp for natural behavior. Peaceful and reef-safe.

Feeding

Frozen mysis, brine shrimp, and marine pellets. Feed near the bottom where it lives.

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" Convict Tang 8" Azure Damselfish 2.5" Springer's Damselfish 2"

Incompatible With

Maroon Clownfish 6" Blue Devil Damselfish 3" Powder Blue Tang 9" Naso Tang 18" Achilles Tang 10" Purple Tang 10" Three Stripe Damselfish 3" Domino Damselfish 5" Four Stripe Damselfish 3" Jewel Damselfish 6" Blonde Naso Tang 16" Desjardin's Sailfin Tang 16"

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