Scientific Name: Gobiodon atrangulatus
Alt Scientific Name:
Common Name: Green Clown Goby
Alt Common Name: Green Gumdrop Goby
Group: Gobies (Goby Fishes)
Family: Gobiidae
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Adult Size: 2 inches (5.1cm)
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons
Temperament: Generally peaceful but may become aggressive against other gobies.
Care Difficulty: 3/10
Very Easy |
Moderate |
Very Difficult |
Reef Safety Score : 3/3
Not Safe |
High Risk |
Low Risk |
Reef Safe |
Temperature Range: 72°F - 80°F
74 |
76 |
78 |
80 |
82 |
84 |
pH Range: 8.1 - 8.4
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
Salinity Range (specific gravity): 1.02 - 1.0251
1.016 |
1.020 |
1.024 |
1.028 |
1.032 |
1.036 |
Diet Information: The diet of the Green Clown Goby should consist of a variety of brine shrimp, frozen mysid shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores. If housed in a reef tank with live branching corals, it needs to be fed once a day. If housed in a tank without substrate, it will require several feedings per day.
Additional Information : This species is green overall. Although diminutive, this is a fascinating fish to keep in the aquarium, especially in smaller tanks. It does best if housed with live or faux corals of the branching type. Members of this genus are thought to have a noxious body slime that deters most predatory fishes from feeding on them. Not aggressive towards other fish species, although it may fight with members of its own kind. The number you place in your tank should be a function of how many hiding places in available.
Tank Mate Compatibility : It is best kept with smaller less aggressive species
Breeding Information: Green Clown Gobies are known to successfully spawn in an aquarium, laying eggs that sink into the coral branches where they are protected.
Determining Sex: The males tends to be more brightly colored than females.
Primary Area in Tank: All over - inhabits branching corals.
