Elacatinus prochilos Broadstripe goby

Elacatinus prochilos is commonly referred to as Broadstripe goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended.

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AphiaID:: 280619

Scientific:: Elacatinus prochilos
German:: Grundel
English:: Broadstripe Goby

Category:: Gobies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Elacatinus (Genus) > prochilos (Species)
Initial determination:: (Böhlke & Robins, ), 1968

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Barbados, Belize, Central Atlantic, Cuba, Florida, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Lobster eggs, Mysis
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Normaal
Offspring:: Possible to breed

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Elacatinus oceanops x Elacatinus figaro
Elacatinus oceanops x Elacatinus figaro, Hybrid-Putzergrundel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-10-15 19:26:29
Last edit:: 2006-10-15 19:46:34

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Elacatinus prochilos are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Elacatinus prochilos, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Elacatinus prochilos, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Found in groups near coral heads.

Synonyms:
Gobiosoma prochilos Böhlke & Robins, 1968

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Elacatinus (Genus)

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!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Stockliste

Aqzeno - von Wussow Importe GmbH

Tip: Wenn Sie in Ihrem Profil Ihre PLZ angeben, werden die Händler nach der Entfernung zu Ihnen sortiert.

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Husbandry know-how of owners

Preacher
@Preacher

am 09.03.16#1

Habe vor einiger Zeit als Nachzucht erwerben können. Ist ein sehr vorwitziges Tierchen und hängz zuweilen sehr gerne an den Frontscheiben (wie ein Wels). Bringt viel Leben ins Becken ohne stressig zu sein.
Hat bereits nach einem Tag sehr gerne Artemia und Lobstereier angenommen. Nimmt auch Flocken an, wenn auch weniger gerne.
Die problemlose Fütterung liegt sicher an der Tatsache, dass es kein Wildfang ist.

Ich würde das Tier, zumindest als Nachzucht, als Einfach einstufen.

Wegen der geringen Größe eher etwas für kleinere Aquarien.

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