FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Hasselt's goby
Callogobius hasseltii
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 7.3 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 15 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
15 liters37 × 19 × 22 cm · For one fish
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Try other measures in the appNative
Lives wild in Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, and 4 more countries.
More about the species
About the species
Found in tide pools and lagoons. Also occur in rubble, intertidal to a few meters depth.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Callogobius hasselti
- Eleotris hasseltii
- Gobius hasseltii
- Macgregorella moroana
In other languages
- Hasselt's flap-headed goby
Articles
All articles
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.