Bumblebee Goby Fish - Brachygobius Xanthozona

Bumblebee goby fish comes from Thailand, Vietnam, and western Indonesia. Most of these fish live in estuaries or river mouths. Body is elongated fish with yellow and black alternately, until the fish is named “Bumblebee” or wasp fish. Actually there are nine species in the genus Brachygobius that have been found. Some of them are imported as ornamental fish and sold under the name “Bumblebee goby“. Species B. xanthozona is the most famous of this type can be identified accurately by measuring the anal fin spine. It has eight anal fin bones. But unfortunately, usually fish in the genus Brachygobius sold under the same name so we cannot know exactly what kind of fish, including the.

The fish size between 4 - 5cm. These fish generally swim slowly at the base by the aquarium. Bumblebee goby fish including territorial fish. Give lots of hiding places such as pipes, tubes, plastic long timber (bogwood), small flower pots or rocks because the fish really territorial. This fish should be kept in groups, at least 6 tail goby in the tank. If you want to maintain with other species, choose small fish and peaceable, as halfbeaks, Glassfish, and molly.

Bumblebee goby fish has a native habitat of brackish water. He can live in fresh water, but over time the situation will deteriorate and die. If you want to maintain this fish, you should mix some sea water in your tank. The most suitable substrate for this fish is sand. Water movement also made ​​a minimum because the water is like in a state of calm water. These fish like environments that have high enough plants to make available the sidelines for him to hide , but it is also used to fish froze on stone , wood , or sand substrate , although these fish actually quite nimble.