🐠 Dracula Shrimp Goby (Stonogobiops dracula)
A Cream-White Body With Alternating Red-Orange Bands • A Rare, Prized Deep-Water Find • A Confident, Documented Pistol Shrimp Partner
 
📋 The Dracula Shrimp Goby, also known as the Dracula Goby, has a striking cream-white body marked with alternating thick and thin dark red-orange bands, a yellow forehead, and a rounded dorsal fin.
It comes from reef environments around the Seychelles and Maldives in the Indian Ocean, inhabiting areas of rubble or sand near reefs at depths of roughly 15 to 37 metres. Every Dracula Shrimp Goby we ship is feeding well.
A charming natural partnership defines this species: it forms a real symbiotic relationship with the nearly blind Candy Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus randalli), sharing a burrow the shrimp maintains while the goby stands guard, alerting its partner to danger. This is a rare and prized species in the trade given its striking looks and specialised behaviour. It's fully reef safe and less shy than many other small gobies, often seen poking confidently out of its burrow throughout the day. It's a capable jumper and can be easily spooked before settling in, so a secure, tight-fitting lid matters. It reaches up to 7cm, so a 60L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Cream-White Body With Red-Orange Bands: A striking, sought-after goby
🦐 A Documented Pistol Shrimp Partnership: A real symbiotic burrow-sharing relationship with Alpheus randalli
💎 Rare and Prized: One of the more expensive, desirable shrimp gobies
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
😌 Confident: Less shy than many similar small gobies once settled