Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA
Info
Coryphopterus lipernes, Böhlke & Robins, 1962
A species from the Caribbean that does not come into the trade very often. This goby should probably only be socialised with small fish.
Otherwise not very sensitive, and also less shy than most other small gobies.
Sex and mating.
Gobies are female from birth and later change sex to male (protogynous hermaphrodites). Information on keeping them in groups or pairs in the aquarium is not available. In nature, however, they can be seen in small groups on the reef.
Spawning takes place on a substrate and after hatching the larvae are free-swimming (pelagic) in the water column.
If you have your own experiences or scientific reports on this, we would be very grateful for any information.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
A species from the Caribbean that does not come into the trade very often. This goby should probably only be socialised with small fish.
Otherwise not very sensitive, and also less shy than most other small gobies.
Sex and mating.
Gobies are female from birth and later change sex to male (protogynous hermaphrodites). Information on keeping them in groups or pairs in the aquarium is not available. In nature, however, they can be seen in small groups on the reef.
Spawning takes place on a substrate and after hatching the larvae are free-swimming (pelagic) in the water column.
If you have your own experiences or scientific reports on this, we would be very grateful for any information.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
