Marble Goby Fish

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Marble goby fish.

They feed on crabs small fish aquatic insects molluscs and shrimp. Marbled goby oxyeleotris marmoratus. Marble gobies by nature are carnivorous so don t let their docile nature fool you. Take care not to overfeed as these fish are very greedy indeed.

This kind of fish have white opaque colored meat and have a very delicate taste. It is the largest of the goby like fishes. Sand goby s prefer sluggish or standing fresh and brackish estuarine waters. Also known as goby marble gudgeon marbled sand goby marble sleeper marbled sleeper marbled sleeper goby sand goby sleeper goby sleepy goby soon hock.

Marbled sand goby or marbled sleepy goby is a native species in thailand. When disturbed by larger community fish they will rarely become agitated. It has a long brown body with a flattened head and symmetrical marbled coloration around its double dorsal fin. Found in freshwater canals flooded forests reservoirs rivers and swamps.

The marble goby is one of if not the largest goby in the world. Prized as a food fish and considered a delicacy in much of south east asia. 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. They prey on just about anything they can fit in their mouth.

Marble goby fish in local market known as ikan malas or translated in english as. Greek oxys sharp the name of a nile fish eleotris ref. No responses to oxyeleotris marmorata marbled goby. Marbled sleeper goby are sedentary fish.

Young fish will accept bloodworm small earthworms etc while larger fish will take whole prawns large earthworms lancefish and other similar foods. They are often hard to spot in large tanks due to their inactivity. Soon hock fish marble goby fish 笋壳鱼 oxyeleotris marmorata is one of premium freshwater fish type who have large demand among asian countries.