Bumblebee Goby
The diminutive Bumblebee Goby is known from a variety of different lowland coastal habitats – both freshwater and brackish – including estuaries, mangrove swamps, streams, and tidal creeks. Here, the substrate consists of mud, silt, or sand, and is strewn with scattered pieces of driftwood, mangrove roots, shells, water worn rocks, and decaying plant matter.
| Synonyms | Gobius doriae, Hypogymnogobius doriae |
| Distribution | Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia (Sarawak), and Vietnam. |
| Maximum Size | 3.5cm |
| Temperature | 22-28°C |
| Water Parameters | Freshwater or brackish. Hard & alkaline. pH: 7.2-8.5, dH: 12-25 degrees. |
| Compatibility | Specialist community |
| Lighting | No special requirements |
| Sexual Dimorphism | In mature fish, the males are usually more colourful (the yellow bars taking on an orange/red colouration when in breeding condition) with the females tending to be fuller bodied. |
| Feeding | Frozen and live foods |
R35.00
