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Stream fish species

The stream fish the app knows, with the temperature, pH and current each one likes. Pick a group, or search by Thai, English or scientific name.

13 found

Annie's Goby

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Stiphodon annieae

Strong

Tiny (about 2–3 cm) goby from clear, high-gradient rocky streams - needs very clean, fast, oxygen-rich water over biofilm-covered stones in a mature tank.

Blue Neon Goby

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Stiphodon atropurpureus

Strong 22–26 °C pH 6.5–7.5

Small stream goby, males vivid blue. Grazes rock algae almost exclusively - the tank must already carry a mature algae film or it starves within a month. Almost all stock is wild-caught, so buy only when genuinely prepared for it.

Caledonian Red-Nose Goby

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Lentipes kaaea

Strong

Unlike most stream gobies it has been seen swimming in strong current rather than clinging to rock, so give it an open, fast run over slab stones and coarse gravel, and feed mainly small frozen or live foods.

Cobalt Blue Goby

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Stiphodon semoni

Strong 22–28 °C pH 6.5–7.5

Biofilm grazer from fast, clear streams. Add only to a mature tank whose rocks already carry algae, keep flow strong and oxygen high, and add surface agitation as the water nears 28 °C.

Golden-red Stiphodon

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Stiphodon rutilaureus

Strong 22–28 °C pH 6.5–7.5

Small grazer from clear, fast, rocky streams - it lives on biofilm, so it needs a mature tank with algae-covered stones and strong, oxygen-rich flow. A new tank cannot feed it.

Lagocephalus Goby

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Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Strong

Stream goby that rasps algae and biofilm off rocks in fast water - add it only to a mature tank with algae-covered stones and strong flow, supplement with fine sinking food, and do not expect breeding because the larvae must go to sea.

Midnight Goby

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Lentipes dimetrodon

Strong

A tiny goby (about 2.5 cm) from boulder streams above waterfalls in western New Guinea - keep it in clear, fast water over rocks with established biofilm, add very small frozen foods, and avoid larger or greedy tank mates.

Multiradiatus Goby

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Lentipes multiradiatus

Strong

Lentipes feed on biofilm and small invertebrates rather than grazing algae like Stiphodon. Base the diet on small frozen or live foods such as bloodworm and Artemia, in clear, fast, oxygen-rich water, under a tight lid.

Pelewensis Goby

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Stiphodon pelewensis

Strong 24–26 °C pH 6.5–7.5

A near-exclusive algae grazer: stock it only into a mature tank whose rocks already carry a thick algae and biofilm film, in strong, well-oxygenated flow, and offer sinking or meaty foods only occasionally since its long gut is built for plant matter.

Rainbow Goby

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Stiphodon ornatus

Strong 20–28 °C pH 6.5–7.5

West Sumatran hill-stream grazer with a long, plant-processing gut - needs plenty of algae-covered rock in a mature, fast-flowing tank. Offer meaty foods only occasionally.

Red Lipstick Goby

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Sicyopus rubicundus

Strong 22–25 °C pH 6–7.5

A micro-predator, not a grazer - it ignores algae and usually dried food, so feed small live or frozen foods (Artemia, bloodworm, Daphnia) in fast, oxygen-rich water, and expect it to eat shrimp and fry up to about 1 cm.

Red Papua Goby

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Lentipes cf. multiradiatus

Strong

Trade identification - often sold as cf. multiradiatus

Trade name for a West Papuan Lentipes not yet firmly identified. Care as for L. multiradiatus - small frozen or live foods in fast, oxygen-rich water, with plenty of stones and crevices so males can hold separate territories.

Tiger Stream Goby

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Schismatogobius ampluvinculus

Moderate 18–23 °C pH 7–7.8

Scaleless micro goby under 3 cm from subtropical gravel streams of eastern Taiwan. Aquarium guidance keeps it at or below 23 °C, which in a Thai room means active cooling. Give soft sand or fine rounded gravel to bury in, and feed small live or frozen foods, since dry food is usually accepted only later.