anyone know what kind of fish this is?

[ben&bobbi]

it was sold to me as a tiger goby, but just doesn't look like what i see on aquaria.com or other websites.

to me it looks like a mix of a mandarin and sweetlips! we don't get to see him very often either!

 

[InLimbo87]

Can't help you there, but wow! Very cool looking fish.

 

[GregDoug]

It sort of reminds me of Priolepis nocturna. Do you know where it was collected, was it Indo-Pacific area? Is your goby more active at night time and shy during the lights on? Here is a picture of one, they are fairly rare in LFS. They are labeled by wholesalers as Full Moon reef gobies usually.

 

[waterfaller1]

Yep..Priolepis Nocturna, AKA white tiger goby, full moon goby.. Here's mine..

 

[sytanek]

He's cool looking!!

 

[Brazengrrl]

I want one!! Where did you get him?

 

[chrisstie]

That's neat I want one too!

LA identifies it as a black barred convict goby but I think thats a little misleading compared to the other convict gobies?

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=2558&N=0

 

[sytanek]

Could it possibly have more names? lol

 

[ben&bobbi]

sounds like we have a match!

i haven't looked for him at night yet, still working on the moonlights! he shows at feeding time every now and then.

i got him in a package sale little while back.

i should have rotated the picture!

 

[preculafreak06]

It's a cave goby.

 

[pmike25]

its a circus goby, I got one and there really cool!!

 

[chrisstie]

I guess it can have more names! hee hee

 

[pmike25]

Yeah no crap. theres like 5 diff names for it!! But there really cool fish... mine hangs upside down in one of our caves all day...

 

[ben&bobbi]

ok, so i have a circus, cave, black barred convict, Priolepis Nocturna, white tiger, full moon reef goby-goby. he should be proud of himself with a name like that!

 

[reeffreak9]

I have one of these as well. VERY shy and usually only comes out at feeding time. Once in a while it will come out and sit on the rocks but not for long. That is also the only time it is right side up. When I bought it they did'nt know what it was but I saw it in the divers den on la 2 weeks later for 90.00 then the next time it was 60.00. They called it a black barred cave goby and I have seen it called a white tiger goby. Have'nt seen one on there since. I just bought a flaming prawn goby from the same lfs for 50.00 and it is awsome. Tiny little fellow about half an inch but neat to watch.

 

[ben&bobbi]

post a pic!

 

[reeffreak9]

I cant figure out how to post a pic but I have a pic in my gallery of the flaming prawn goby.

 

[waterfaller1]

I remember seeing them at pet safari years ago and thinking they were expensive at $35 for such a tiny fish. Then I went home & researched & found out how expensive they were. Went back & they were gone..have'nt seen one since. Where did you find one for $50.?

 

[reeffreak9]

At a local pet store here in winter haven.

 

[chrisstie]

The one on my LA link is $35 as well. Tempting if it weren't for the shipping =\