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Neon Red Stiphodon Goby
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The neon red stiphodon is wild-caught in small streams and ponds in Sumatra and occasionally exported to the aquarium trade. Freshwater gobies have quite a bit of personality and unusual movement, so they are a great addition to the aquarium. They are bottom dwellers and a bit territorial, but easy to keep and feed. Red stiphodon gobies only grow to two inches and will eat small pellet food and flake food as well as small frozen foods.
Quick Facts
| Scientific Name | Stiphodon rutilaureus |
| Origin | Indo-Pacific island streams |
| Care Level | Moderate (needs clean, oxygen-rich, flowing water) |
| Temperament | Peaceful with other fish; males territorial with each other |
| Adult Size | Up to 1½–2" |
| Lifespan | 3–5 years |
| Diet | Algae eater |
| Water Temperature | 72–79°F |
| pH | 6.5–7.5 |
| Group Size | One male with several females |
| Shipping Size | Approx. 1" |
Care Guide
Tank setup: These gobies come from clear, fast-flowing island streams. Give them a mature tank with strong current, high oxygen, smooth rocks covered in algae and biofilm, and a tight lid, since they can climb out.
Feeding: These gobies graze on algae off rocks, so they do best in a mature tank. Also feed algae wafers. They may go hungry in a very clean, new tank.
Tankmates: They do well with small, peaceful fish that like cool, flowing water, such as danios, rasboras, hillstream loaches and dwarf shrimp. Males may spar with each other.
Good to know: Stream gobies cling to rocks with a sucker formed by their pelvic fins. Their larvae drift to the sea to develop, so they rarely breed in aquariums.
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