The Yasha goby is such a beautiful nouveau iconic reef fish, it’s easy to forget that this fish is not that common or widespread. This fish had its aquaristic debut as recently as 1999 and while they are common in…
Yasha goby successfully captive bred by Rising Tide Conservation
The Yasha goby, Stonogobiops yasha, is one of the most beautiful and classic reef gobies and now they have been successfully captive bred. This weekend Rising Tide Conservation announced that they had just settled a pair of the iconic Yasha goby…
Stonogobiops family photo: where does S. nematodes end and S. xanthorinica begin?
Stonogobiops is a popular group of aquarium fish collectively known as rayed shrimp gobies. The genus Stonogobiops includes the dracula goby, S. dracula, barber pole goby, S. nematodes, the yellowface goby, S. xanthorhinica, and the ever popular white ray shrimp goby, S.…
Super white Alpheus randalli pistol shrimp could be mistaken for a freshwater crystal shrimp
The red and white candy pistol shrimp, Alpheus randalli, is one of the most attractive and desirable symbiotic shrimp available to aquarists. Very few symbiotic setups look quite as attractive as a randall’s pistol shrimp and a white ray shrimp…
