🐠 Pink Spotted Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus)
A Pearly Body Covered in Vibrant Pink Spots With Faint Vertical Bands • A Documented Nighttime Burrow-Sealing Behaviour • A Devoted Pistol Shrimp Partner
 
📋 The Pink Spotted Watchman Goby, also known as the Pink & Blue Spotted Goby or Singapore Goby, has a charming pearly-white to pale tan body covered in vibrant pink spots across the head, body, and fins, with faint vertical banding and an occasional subtle blue iridescent hue.
It comes from a wide range across the Indo-West Pacific, inhabiting silty and rubble bottoms of coastal intertidal reef zones, lagoons, and tidal pools. Every Pink Spotted Watchman Goby we ship is feeding well.
A charming natural partnership defines this species: it forms a real symbiotic relationship with alpheid pistol shrimp, typically the Tiger Pistol Shrimp, sharing a burrow the nearly blind shrimp digs and maintains, while the goby keeps watch and alerts its partner to danger. A delightful documented behaviour: at night, this species has been observed closing off its burrow entrance with a rock for security, then pushing it aside again each morning. This is a hardy, peaceful species, though it can be territorial toward other gobies, so it's best kept singly or as a mated pair. It's fully reef safe and not a picky eater. It's easily spooked until settled in, so a secure, tight-fitting lid matters to prevent jumping. It reaches up to 15cm, so a 115L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Pearly Body Covered in Pink Spots: A charming, popular watchman goby
🦐 A Pistol Shrimp Partnership: A real symbiotic burrow-sharing relationship
🪨 Nighttime Burrow-Sealing Behaviour: Documented closing its entrance with a rock overnight
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
⚠️ Easily Spooked at First: A secure, tight-fitting lid is essential