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Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940
For a long time this animal was kept under the name Amblygobius rainfordi, but now this species has been reclassified and given a new name, presumably because it has rather little in common with the other digger gobies of the genus Amblygobius after all.
General information about keeping:
A goby, which is basically already durable after acclimation and with proper algae growth in a well run-in tank.
But you should avoid fast and rough animals.
Food: Many animals can be seen with sunken bellies, which can only be prevented with sufficient algae growth.
Additional food (frozen food or even flake food) is usually not accepted, at least no cases are known to us.
Breeding information:
The male guards the eggs in his cave.
Hatching period: on the 3rd day at night.
Spawning interval**: approx. 5 - 6 day after last hatching
Number of larvae*: ??
* The water temperature influences the number of fertilized eggs and the spawning period (with a difference of e.g. 1° C, the difference can be ± 2-3 days) and, in the case of gonochoristic (separate-sex) fish or shrimp, the sex. If the temperature is below the usual regional temperature, mainly female larvae will hatch from the clutch, above this temperature mainly male larvae will hatch. Furthermore, the aquarium conditions (e.g. light duration, density) can also influence the sex.
** The spawning size or the number of larvae depends on several factors - age and condition of the parent animals, water conditions, food quality, stress factors and the dissolved oxygen content.
Synonym: Amblygobius rainfordi (Whitley, 1940)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
For a long time this animal was kept under the name Amblygobius rainfordi, but now this species has been reclassified and given a new name, presumably because it has rather little in common with the other digger gobies of the genus Amblygobius after all.
General information about keeping:
A goby, which is basically already durable after acclimation and with proper algae growth in a well run-in tank.
But you should avoid fast and rough animals.
Food: Many animals can be seen with sunken bellies, which can only be prevented with sufficient algae growth.
Additional food (frozen food or even flake food) is usually not accepted, at least no cases are known to us.
Breeding information:
The male guards the eggs in his cave.
Hatching period: on the 3rd day at night.
Spawning interval**: approx. 5 - 6 day after last hatching
Number of larvae*: ??
* The water temperature influences the number of fertilized eggs and the spawning period (with a difference of e.g. 1° C, the difference can be ± 2-3 days) and, in the case of gonochoristic (separate-sex) fish or shrimp, the sex. If the temperature is below the usual regional temperature, mainly female larvae will hatch from the clutch, above this temperature mainly male larvae will hatch. Furthermore, the aquarium conditions (e.g. light duration, density) can also influence the sex.
** The spawning size or the number of larvae depends on several factors - age and condition of the parent animals, water conditions, food quality, stress factors and the dissolved oxygen content.
Synonym: Amblygobius rainfordi (Whitley, 1940)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
