Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien
Info
Koumansetta hectori, Smith, 1957
General information on keeping
A goby that can be kept after acclimatization and with proper algae growth in a well-established tank.
Occurs singly and hovers a short distance above the sandy bottom of reef bases.
Socialization
However, fast and aggressive animals should be avoided.
Food
Many animals can be seen with sunken bellies, which can only be prevented with sufficient algae growth.
Supplementary food (frozen food or even flake food) is generally not accepted, at least we are not aware of any cases.
The stomach contents of a specimen consist of filamentous algae, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods, amphipods and nematodes
An animal that is sensitive to transportation, but then settles in quickly.
For a long time the animal was listed under the name Amblygobius rainfordi, but now this species has been reorganized and given a new name.
Presumably because it has little in common with the other dredge gobies of the genus Amblygobius.
Synonym: Amblygobius hectori
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!
General information on keeping
A goby that can be kept after acclimatization and with proper algae growth in a well-established tank.
Occurs singly and hovers a short distance above the sandy bottom of reef bases.
Socialization
However, fast and aggressive animals should be avoided.
Food
Many animals can be seen with sunken bellies, which can only be prevented with sufficient algae growth.
Supplementary food (frozen food or even flake food) is generally not accepted, at least we are not aware of any cases.
The stomach contents of a specimen consist of filamentous algae, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods, amphipods and nematodes
An animal that is sensitive to transportation, but then settles in quickly.
For a long time the animal was listed under the name Amblygobius rainfordi, but now this species has been reorganized and given a new name.
Presumably because it has little in common with the other dredge gobies of the genus Amblygobius.
Synonym: Amblygobius hectori
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!
