Lizard goby

[Marinedisc]

Hi, anyone can help and let me know what is its sciencific name?

My colleague says it is agressive and had whacked his ###### and peppermint shrimps. I have one and its the only fish in my tank with 4 cleaners and one sugar cane shrimps. It did not touched any of my shrimps so far.

[sunny03]

look like a sand peach

[FuEl]

It will eventually eat them..that is when it grows..

[Terryz_]

Sand perch... Not safe with shrimps or anythings that can fits it mouth....

[Marinedisc]

Oh..Oh my goodness. Now I'd had a hard time to catch that burger out.

[Jimaroon]

Sand perch... Not safe with shrimps or anythings that can fits it mouth....

Fit's its mouth? Oh dear, today my JUMBO FIRE SHRIMP was eaten by this fish!!!

This shrimp had been with me for a year now....now its inside the fish belly.

[Achilles Tang]

Well, sorry to hear that.

One of the things that SRC tries to teach is to learn as much as you can about marine species before purchasing.

A hasty purchase will more often mean that you'll have problems which can't be reversed forever/easily.

[Marinedisc]

Yes but I still fail to find more info about this goby. Anyway its funny that it seems to chase or attack only red shrimp. My sugar cane and fire shrimps got chase by it.

However my 2 other skunk cleaners were very bold and always liked to cling to the goby's body to clean it. It seems the goby enjoyed the massage very much.

Still trying to catch that burger out in case it turns nasty towards my skunk cleaners.