Family: Gobiidae
Common Name: Mekong Bumblebee Goby
Origin: Mekong River system in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
Compatibility/Temperament: 1
Mekong Bumblebee Goby Diet
Carnivorous. It will consume brine shrimps, bloodworms, daphnia, mosquito larva and blackworms.
Size
Water parameters for Mekong Bumblebee Goby
The Mekong Bumblebee Goby should be kept in an aquarium with the temperature ranging from 72 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit, and a Ph of around 7.5.
Description
Not much is known about this goby, however, its requirements are quite similar to the more popular ones and it grows to only 2 cm at most.
A tank furnished with several rocks and plants is very important. Be particularly selective in choosing tankmates as it will not tolerate any intrusion in its territory.
Suitable tankmates are guppies, Celebes rainbowfish, mollies and the smaller glassfish.
Sexual dimorphism is unknown. It is not commonly marketed so the price remains high due to possible high demand.
Morphology based on fishbase.org...
Dorsal spines (total), 5 - 7
Dorsal soft rays (total), 6 - 8
Anal soft rays, 6 – 8
Transverse scale count backwards 6-8, head, predorsal, breast, belly and pectoral base naked with narrow, often broken, dark bars on pale body, including short oblique dark bar across side of body commencing in the gap between dorsal fins.
Common Name: Mekong Bumblebee Goby
Origin: Mekong River system in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
Compatibility/Temperament: 1
Mekong Bumblebee Goby Diet
Carnivorous. It will consume brine shrimps, bloodworms, daphnia, mosquito larva and blackworms.
Size
Water parameters for Mekong Bumblebee Goby
The Mekong Bumblebee Goby should be kept in an aquarium with the temperature ranging from 72 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit, and a Ph of around 7.5.
Description
Not much is known about this goby, however, its requirements are quite similar to the more popular ones and it grows to only 2 cm at most.
A tank furnished with several rocks and plants is very important. Be particularly selective in choosing tankmates as it will not tolerate any intrusion in its territory.
Suitable tankmates are guppies, Celebes rainbowfish, mollies and the smaller glassfish.
Sexual dimorphism is unknown. It is not commonly marketed so the price remains high due to possible high demand.
Morphology based on fishbase.org...
Dorsal spines (total), 5 - 7
Dorsal soft rays (total), 6 - 8
Anal soft rays, 6 – 8
Transverse scale count backwards 6-8, head, predorsal, breast, belly and pectoral base naked with narrow, often broken, dark bars on pale body, including short oblique dark bar across side of body commencing in the gap between dorsal fins.
