A couple new pics of Dracula

JM68 · #1 07/13/2007, 05:56 PM

I got a couple new pics of my Dracula Goby today. Its hard to get a good one because every time u go by the tank he darts into his hole. I got a pistol shrimp for him about a week ago and they took to each other right away and now there are holes all over the place under the rocks that he is poking his head out of. Not quite sure wut kind of pistol it is my friend at the LFS said he had only seen one like this once before and this one had actually come into the store as a hitchhiker. He didnt even know what it was called. It sounded interesting so i bought it. Its completely yellow with a small light mark across its back near the head. I'll try to get a pic if i ever get to see him.

sardonicscorpio · #2 07/13/2007, 06:36 PM

omg he's way cute

kingfisher62 · #3 07/13/2007, 07:40 PM

At first glance I thought it was the same goby I have . I have never seen your variety how big do they get?
Here is a pic of my hifin , looks like they could be distant relatives!

xinumaster · #4 07/13/2007, 07:44 PM

He is cute.

JM68 · #5 07/13/2007, 08:54 PM

kingfisher, they r fairly closely related. The dracula goby is the only one that comes from the indian ocean and it gets about the same size as your goby will. About 3" max

JM68 · #6 07/14/2007, 08:30 AM

Its latin name is Stonogobiops dracula so its the same genus as the highfin. I wasn't very clear in my previous post, but its the only Stonogobiops from the Indian Ocean.