Hi Fin Red Banded Goby is also referred to as the Striped Goby, or the Blackray Shrimp Goby. The body has a silver-white coloration with a yellow face and very distinct dark diagonal stripes across the body. They are a wonderful fish for a passive fish only or reef aquarium, and may form a symbiotic relationship with a pistol shrimp. Hi Fin Red Banded Goby grows up to 4 inches.These fishes generally will come to you 1 - 2.5 inches.



Hi Fin Red Banded Goby may sometimes attempt to jump out. As such they needs places to burrow. They prefer presence of substrate. Hi Fin Red Banded Goby is hearty; accepts most foods. Hi Fin Red Banded Goby is passive and compatible with same or like species. It is a good reef fish. Hi Fin Red Banded Goby is known to be one of the watchman family that will share its burrow with a pistol shrimp. Hi Fin Goby pairs particularly well with the red and white striped 'Randalls' Pistol Shrimp.

The ideal environment for the Hi Fin Red Banded Goby is an aquarium of at least 10 gallons with plenty of live rock and a sand bed. It is not aggressive towards other shrimp gobies and may even share a burrow with another species. Being territorial, Hi Fin Red Banded Goby may occasionally quarrel with conspecifics if kept together, or if the tank is too small.

It is possible for the Hi Fin Red Banded Goby to spawn successfully in an aquarium. Hi Fin Banded Goby makes an excellent "Nano Fish" and does well in any peaceful reef aquarium. It will pair with a variety of pistol shrimps. This unique symbiotic relationship is quite interesting to observe. Hi Fin Red Banded Goby serves as lookout while the nearly blind shrimp keeps their burrow dug out and tidy. When kept together the shrimp will build a burrow for both the goby and itself.

Do not keep the Hi Fin Red Banded Goby with hawkfish, sand perches, or aggressive dottybacks which may pick on it. This goby is best added before larger more aggressive gobies. Hi Fin Banded Goby will spend most of it's time in close proximity to the burrow allowing the, nearly blind, shrimp to keep an antenna on the goby. When the goby senses danger, both it and the shrimp will retreat into the burrow.

Hi Fin Banded Goby is generally peaceful and shy. One of the best ways to bring this fish out a lot in the aquarium is to introduce it in the beginning and add several types of fish that swim in the open water column. This provides the fish with a sense of security, as well as smaller tanks. Hi Fin Banded Goby should certainly be kept with smaller fish and not at all with any larger, carnivorous or aggressive fish.

The diet of the Hi Fin Banded Goby should consist of mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and chopped table shrimp. It needs to be fed at least two times per day. When first added to the aquarium it may not eat for several days, but will usually acclimate and begin eating. Hi Fin Banded Goby is found in the water regions of Indian Ocean in Indonesia, Maldives, and Coasts of India and in Pacific Ocean.