Diamond Goby
Valenciennea puellaris
(61 Reviews)
Diamond Goby
Valenciennea puellaris
(61 Reviews)
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Diamond Goby Care Facts
| Care Level: | Easy |
|---|---|
| Temperament: | Peaceful |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Reef Safe: | Yes |
| Minimum Tank Size: | 30 gallons |
| Max Size: | 6 inches |
Diamond Goby
The Diamond Goby, Valenciennea puellaris, small brilliant orange diamond shapes across its pearl-descent white body. They are hardy and very peaceful and can be housed with other peaceful fish in a reef tank setting, but may become territorial towards other blennies, gobies or dartfish in smaller tanks.
Gobies tend to stay mainly towards the bottom of the tank, burrowing and sifting through the sand. However, this goby is also a known jumper, so a tightly fitting lid is suggested. Diet should include a variety of frozen or live mysis shrimp and vitamin enriched brine shrimp 1-2 times daily.
Habitat
The Diamond Goby is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. In the wild, they inhabit sandy substrates and seagrass beds, where they spend their time burrowing and sifting through the sand for food.
Reef-Safety
The Diamond Goby is entirely reef-safe and poses no threat to corals or other invertebrates. They offer a valuable service to the aquarium by constantly sifting through the sand, helping to prevent detritus buildup and improve water quality.
Size and Lifespan
Diamond Gobies can grow to be about 6 inches in length. With proper care, they can have a lifespan of up to five years in a well-maintained aquarium.
Diet
Diamond Gobies are detritivores in their natural habitat, feeding on tiny organisms and particles found in the sand. In a home aquarium, they readily accept a diet of high-quality frozen or live foods like brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, and small pieces of fish or shrimp.
Aquaculture
The Diamond Goby is available in the aquarium trade, and captive-bred specimens are slowly becoming available. Captive-bred gobies are more sustainable and help reduce the impact on wild populations.
Compatibility
Diamond Gobies are generally peaceful and can coexist with various tank mates. They are known to be docile and rarely exhibit aggression towards other fish.
Tank Mates
- Cardinalfish: Peaceful and colorful, cardinalfish make suitable tank mates for the Diamond Goby.
- Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica): These small and peaceful fish share a compatible tank environment with the goby.
- Pseudochromis (e.g., dottybacks): Certain species of pseudochromis can coexist with the goby, adding color and personality to the tank.
- Blennies: Some species of blennies are suitable tank mates that add character and charm to the aquarium.
- Jawfish (Opistognathus spp.): Peaceful jawfish species can be compatible tank mates for the Diamond Goby.
Reviewed by: Francisca Lashley-Hunt on April 27, 2025
Reviewed by: Arthur Johnson on March 24, 2025
Reviewed by: Ken Hogan on March 24, 2025
Reviewed by: Daniel Victoria on March 23, 2025
Great addition to any mature tank, beautiful specimen!
Reviewed by: Jocelyn Lavelle on Feb. 17, 2025
Love these fish...purchased 2 and placed them in separate reef tanks, both hid for a day and now they are going to town sifting sand, seem pretty happy & healthy in both tanks
Reviewed by: Bridget Meyers on Oct. 23, 2024
Excellent ... Cool little guy ..
Reviewed by: Scott Holmes on Aug. 5, 2024
Healthy
Reviewed by: Mike Perdue on July 24, 2024
Great fish; lots of character. Bottom dweller, sand sifting goby with lots of energy. Likes to borrow and make several caves.
Reviewed by: Rodney Caylor on June 4, 2024
Reviewed by: Melissa Landers on June 3, 2024
Reviewed by: Jason Steele on May 9, 2024
Reviewed by: Alan Amtmann on April 30, 2024
Healthy on arivial
Reviewed by: Bentley Blalock on April 29, 2024
Wonderful. Good color and size. Great buy
Reviewed by: Sandy Brown on April 22, 2024
Very actively siften sand
Reviewed by: Sherry Cash on April 11, 2024
Shy but only for a day. Already digging holes in the sand and cleaning the bottom. Fun to watch.
Reviewed by: Keith Blair on April 10, 2024
Reviewed by: Justin Leeper on April 9, 2024
Reviewed by: Daniel Burke on March 26, 2024
This diamond goby is awesome!!!! The sand in my tank is never cleaner. He’s always working.
Reviewed by: Charles Raven on March 19, 2024
Reviewed by: Debbie Konechney on March 19, 2024
Reviewed by: Bryan Kaufman on March 17, 2024
Reviewed by: Robert Pilny on March 17, 2024
One of the best saying sifters
Reviewed by: Jim Hauck on Feb. 28, 2024
Perfect
Reviewed by: Missy Vivenzio on Feb. 26, 2024
Reviewed by: Mark Ernstrom on Feb. 25, 2024
This goby is amazingly hardy and easy to keep.
Reviewed by: Sean Boyer on Feb. 25, 2024
Reviewed by: Trevor Cavanaugh on Feb. 15, 2024
Reviewed by: Lynn Adams on Feb. 12, 2024
Perfect size and got right to sifting the sand
Reviewed by: Anthony Little on Feb. 11, 2024
Reviewed by: Debbie Konechney on Feb. 7, 2024
This little guy loves to move sand. It is neat to watch him sift through the sand and need to watch him spit the sand out when he's making his Hills or tunnels underneath the rocks
Reviewed by: Tim Fuest on Feb. 6, 2024
Great size sifting away
Reviewed by: Anthony Little on Feb. 1, 2024
Reviewed by: Daniel Small on Jan. 29, 2024
Great size but doa from shipping delay
Reviewed by: Anthony Little on Jan. 24, 2024
Great size already cleaning sand bed
Reviewed by: Anthony Little on Jan. 17, 2024
Healthy
Reviewed by: Mike Perdue on Dec. 17, 2023
Reviewed by: Lynn Adams on Dec. 13, 2023
Reviewed by: William Nesselrotte on Dec. 13, 2023
Doing O.K, but is also more reclusive than previous ones.
Reviewed by: Monte Puymon on Dec. 11, 2023
Reviewed by: Debbie Konechney on Dec. 11, 2023
Reviewed by: Bob Lentner on Dec. 10, 2023
Healthy small which is wanted
Reviewed by: Anthony Little on Dec. 7, 2023
Reviewed by: Barbara Macey on Nov. 27, 2023
Reviewed by: Danny Fenton on Nov. 21, 2023
Reviewed by: Greg Woods on Nov. 8, 2023
Reviewed by: Bill Talbot on Nov. 5, 2023
Reviewed by: Robert Pilny on Oct. 31, 2023
Reviewed by: Alvin Barbes on Oct. 29, 2023
Reviewed by: John Keiser on Oct. 10, 2023
Only took about a day before they started sifting the bit of sand I gave them in the qt tank
Reviewed by: Jim Sharpe on Oct. 8, 2023
Reviewed by: Phillip Gross on Aug. 30, 2023
Reviewed by: Brittney Thornton on Aug. 10, 2023
Reviewed by: Debbie Konechney on Aug. 7, 2023
Took it aa day but is now eating and quite active.
Reviewed by: Carl Samuelson on July 24, 2023
Reviewed by: Robert Mathews on July 3, 2023
When my wife and I was at a fish store I was looking at the different kinds of fish for the aquarium and my wife and called me over to look at my diamond gobi who was at the time beating up the one that was in the same tank He beat the other one up until it jumped out of his tank to the next one and that was when I told the lady who was helping us with our purchase that I will most definitely buy him and I have never seen happier He is really amazing and very enjoyable to watch as he does his land scrapping around the tank I can watch him for hours and I think he try’s to mooch some more brine shrimp off me
Reviewed by: David Vogelfanger on Nov. 27, 2019
I was surprised that in the description nothing was mentioned about the goby's penchant for sand sifting. Simply love this about this goby. Understatement about this goby having lots of personality. He came out of the burrow within an hour of being introduced to the his new home. Simply love this new addition to my tank. May get more.
Reviewed by: Esther Murphy on Jan. 6, 2018
Really hardy, very busy fish, this one has done a great job at cleaning up my sand bed and he is a blast to watch. He likes to pick up the small snails and crabs and put them in a pile! Appears very healthy and doesn't fight with other fish.
Reviewed by: Debi Bush on April 6, 2017
Diamond Gobies are my favorite addition to any tank. They are loaded with personality, and once they get comfortable, they will come out at all times of the day. Not only are they beautiful, they do a great job of keeping you sand clean, and it is fun to watch them filter the substrate out of the sand through their mouths/gills.
Reviewed by: Phillip A Thrasher Jr on April 26, 2015
The Diamond Goby is one of the best additions to my 30 gallon reef tank. He sifts the sand, filters out the food on the bottom and generally keeps the tank clean. He will move the sand from under the live rock so it's best to keep the base rock close to the glass bottom so he cannot get under it to much. When I added him to the tank he was initially shy, now he goes for food, burrows, and stares at you.
Reviewed by: Jim Shenfish on Sept. 1, 2013
A well oiled beautiful little machine. He hid about a day after acclimation but after he dug a little burrow he came out one morning and cleaned 90% of the sand, spotless. The 10% he didn't clean is next to the long tentacle anemone, can you blame him? Awesome sand sifter and does not create sand tornado's. Great personality.
Reviewed by: Justin on Aug. 9, 2013
