Marble Goby Freshwater

Feeds on small fishes shrimps aquatic insects mollusks and crabs ref.

Marble goby freshwater.

One of the largest goby species in the world o. They prey on just about anything they can fit in their mouth. It is a nocturnal ambush predator and generally remains motionless during daylight hours unless striking at food. It is also found in the suez canal in egypt.

The cobalt goby is best kept with small freshwater invertebrates instead of other fish and it prefers fast moving water with very high oxygen levels and frequent water changes. Without ocellus on caudal peduncle ref. Pomatoschistus marmoratus the marbled goby is a species of goby native to the eastern atlantic from the bay of biscay down around the iberian peninsula through the mediterranean sea the black sea and the sea of azov. Enters flooded forest ref.

This oddball fish is one of the larger sized gobies and can be considered a monster fish as they can reach around 28 30 in the wild though they seldom surpass 12 in aquaria. With 60 65 predorsal scales. Originally a brackish water fish it is now found in freshwater habitats throughout se asia. Found in rivers swamps reservoirs and canals.

Marmoratus is unsuitable for the vast majority of aquaria but is an interesting oddball for the true enthusiast with the facilities to house it properly.