orange knife goby

[aquaboy620]

I went to my LFS and saw an orange knife goby or that is what they called it. Does anybody know anything about this fish besides that its from Bali? kind of looks like a arawauna. but in saltwater. gorgeous fish. pic coming soon

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

Hmmm, I'm curious as to see what this fish is... tagging along here! :rollface:

[aquaboy620]

well I bought it anyway. never seen it before so I had to have it. my camera phone won't transfer the pic but i'll try again tomarrow

[aquaboy620]

here it is in the bag. not a good pic but he is lost in my 240.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l303/aquaboy620/156.jpg

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

How curious, I've never seen anything like that before. Hope everything works out with this fish.

[joetbs]

that is a Bandfish.

they are very cryptic and are usually very difficult to feed. Acanthocephola indica seems to be the most commonly imported. they also seem to be seasonal like the Borbonius anthias. they need a muddy bottom to burrow in and need to be with very peaceful tankmates.

http://www.cosmos.ne.jp/~breach/Fish%20collection.jpeg/akatachi1-2.jpeg

[AuroraDrvr]

Acanthocepola krusensternii - Redspotted Bandfish

They also get large (40cm ~ 16"+) and will need a deep sandbed (8"+).

Personally, I would only ever attempt this fish in a species only tank.

[xxtriggermanxx]

Good luck ! that's a cool looking fish.

[aquaboy620]

thanks for the info. we'll see what happens. more then likely i'll take it back to my LFS. really appreciate the info.