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Cryptocentrus cinctus
$24.99
A sand-perching goby with blue spots that can pair up with a pistol shrimp.
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From our species guide
In plain words: The yellow watchman goby is a chunky little yellow fish with tiny blue dots. Its big eyes sit on top of its head. It has a famous best friend: a pistol shrimp. The shrimp is a great digger, but it does not see well.
Yellow watchman gobies sit at the entrance of their burrow and watch the tank go by. Paired with a pistol shrimp, they form one of the reef’s most fascinating partnerships: the shrimp digs, the goby keeps watch.
Give them a sand bed at least 2 inches deep.
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