Akvarist
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Facts

Characteristics
Length
Up to 15 cm
Body shape
Elongated
Care
Group
Missing
Smallest aquarium
88 liters
Diet
Missing

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Behavior
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Swims
Missing
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Water values
Temperature
Tolerates15.5–36 °C
pH
–
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Smallest tank
31 cm92 cm31 cm
88 liters92 × 31 × 31 cm · For one fish

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Native

Lives wild in Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, and 42 more countries.

More about the species

About the species

A resident intertidal species with homing behavior. Lives benthically over sandy and muddy substrates. Mainly found in pools. Abundant in rocky tide pools and along water's edge in lagoons, creeks, estuaries and (mangrove) swamps. Occasionally found in fresh waters, with salinity range of 0.0-38.8 ppt. Maximum standard length reported 113 mm (= 145 mm TL).

Source: FishBase

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Other scientific names

  • Bathygobius burtoni
  • Bathygobius fuscus
  • Bathygobius soprator
  • Gobius burtoni
  • Gobius humeralis
  • Gobius soporator

In other languages

  • Röyhelötokko
  • Gobiid fish, Molly miller

Articles

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How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read

Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.

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Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.

How to set up an African aquarium5 min read

Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.

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.