🐠 Sharknose Goby (Elacatinus evelynae)
A Sleek Black Body With a Yellow Head Stripe Transitioning to Electric Blue • A Documented Natural Cleaner Fish • A Hardy, Beginner-Friendly Nano Species
 
📋 The Sharknose Goby, also known as the Caribbean Cleaner Goby, has a striking sleek black body with a pale belly and a brilliant stripe that begins yellow across the head and transitions into electric blue along the body.
It comes from the Western Atlantic and Caribbean, from the Bahamas and Lesser Antilles to the northern coast of South America, inhabiting coral reef environments, often found on coral heads, particularly brain corals. Every Sharknose Goby we ship is feeding well.
This species establishes real cleaning stations on the reef, where larger fish visit to have ectoparasites and dead skin removed, a documented behaviour this species will also display in a home aquarium, though it should still be provided with a complete diet rather than relying solely on tankmates for food. It's one of the more popular "cleaner gobies" and a hardy, easy-care choice for beginners. It's fully reef safe, though it's territorial toward others of its own kind, so it's best kept singly or as a confirmed pair. It reaches up to 4cm, so a 40L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Black Body With a Yellow-to-Blue Stripe: A striking, popular cleaner goby
🧼 Documented Cleaner Behaviour: Establishes real cleaning stations on the reef
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
💪 Hardy: An easy, beginner-friendly nano fish
⚠️ Territorial: Best kept singly or as a confirmed pair