Freshwater bumblebee goby | 水產百科網

Scientificname:BrachygobiusxanthomelasHerre,1937...Breeding:JohnRobertsonsaweggsfromhisfish,butdidnotmanagetorearanyfry.SaysJohn:In ...

Matt Clarke takes a look at one of the few species of freshwater bumblebee goby.

Common name: Freshwater bumblebee goby Scientific name: Brachygobius xanthomelas Herre, 1937 Origin: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Size: Around 2cm/0.75" Diet: Probably zooplanktivorous, so offer small frozen foods, such as brineshrimp and Daphnia.

Reader John Robertson has kept this species long term. He says they are choosy about foods, but relished newly hatched brineshrimp but only picked at other foods, including frozen Cyclops, lobster eggs and Daphnia.

Water: This is one of a couple of species of bumblebee goby to occur only in freshwater, so theres no need to add salt. John kept his in softwater (50% rainwater) at about 3GH, pH 6.0 and a temperature of 80F. His fish have spawned once, so the conditions do seem appropriate.

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