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Name
Scientific name
Brachygobius aggregatus
Described by
Authority Herre, Year 1940
Family
Gobiidae
Common names
Schooling Bumblebee Goby
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
The schooling bumblebee goby, Brachygobius aggregatus, is a small goby described from the Philippines and recorded from the lower Mekong in…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
44mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
22–28°C
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Species tank only
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Philippines, Vietnam, Mekong
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Described from 'Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines', and Rainboth (1996) recorded it from the lower Mekong, Vietnam. Additional records are minimal and it…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the minimum considered.
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
As with congeners sall live foods such as Artemia, Daphnia, etc., are probably essential although some specimens will learn to accept frozen alternatives. Drie…
Behaviour and compatibility
Unlikely to make an ideal community fish and should do best in a species-specific set-up.
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
Though this species appears on ornamental trade lists quite often the name appears to be routinely misapplied to other species, particularly B. doriae-type fis…
References
References
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