Sharknose Goby
Description: A bright blue reflective stripe runs through the length of this goby. Its body color is otherwise black dorsally and white ventrally. In addition, a bright yellow reflective stripe runs through the head, and runs ventrally to the blue stripe, but fading as it nears the posterior body.

Natural Ecology: This species lives in groups and forms cleaning stations. Larger fishes come to these stations to allow cleaner gobies to remove dead skin, parasites, and other edible debris as food. Unlike many cleaner animals, cleaner gobies will also eat regular fish food and can therefore live a long time in a captive environment.

Indigenous To: Natural range extends from Bahamas to the Lesser Antilles, and includes the islands of Venezuala and the western Caribbean.

Behavior: Similar to the behavior of most cleaner animals, these gobies are conspicuously present near their cleaning station to solicit feeding (cleaning) opportunities. These gobies are also brightly colored to be noticeable to other fishes. These gobies will also attempt to clean aquarist handsts.

Compatability: Ideal scavenger in reef aquariums.

Food: Proaquatix specimens have been weaned to take aquarium pellets and flakes. Freshly frozen invertebrates such as ocean plankton, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and chopped squid will be readily accepted.