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Gold Neon Goby, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Laurent Pasteur · CC BY 3.0

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Gold Neon Goby

Stiphodon percnopterygionus

The Gold Neon Goby (Stiphodon percnopterygionus) is a subtropical marine fish of the family Gobiidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 3.7 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size
3.7 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
22–28 °C
pH
6.5–7.5
Tank footprint
60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C
pH6.5–7.5
Hardness2–12 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 60 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Subtropical
Habitat
On the bottom

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyGobiidae
  3. GenusStiphodon
  4. SpeciesStiphodon percnopterygionus

Quick answers

Gold Neon Goby size: how big does it get?
It grows to 3.7 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Gold Neon Goby tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Gold Neon Goby water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.