Okinawa Goby Care Guide
Trimma okinawae is a tiny Western Pacific pygmy goby of clear coastal reefs that hovers in caves and is a bi-directional sex changer.
Overview
Trimma okinawae is a small marine pygmy goby of the family Gobiidae, described by Aoyagi in 1949. It reaches about 3.5 cm and has a greyish body with dense orange spotting on the head and body and faint spotting on the fins.
Taxonomy
- Family: Gobiidae
- Genus: Trimma
- Scientific name: Trimma okinawae
- Authority: Aoyagi, 1949
Habitat
The species ranges across the Western Pacific from the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands to Rotuma, south to the Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef, with recent records from Tonga. It is reef-associated, inhabiting clear coastal reefs in association with sponges, and typically hovers upside-down in small caves, recorded at 8 to 35 m.
Tank requirements
- Minimum tank volume: 50 L
- Temperature: 24-26 °C (75-79 °F)
- pH: 8.1-8.4
- GH: 8-12 °dGH
- Maximum size: 3.5 cm SL
- Lifespan: 3-6 years
Diet
Trimma okinawae is a carnivore. Small pygmy gobies of this type take tiny meaty foods; offering small portions about twice daily suits its size.
Compatibility
This is a peaceful, bottom-oriented nano goby that forms small loose groups. It suits calm reef tanks with peaceful tank mates such as clownfish, cardinalfish and wrasses, and should not be housed with predators that could eat it.
Breeding
According to FishBase the species is a benthic spawner and is considered a bi-directional sex changer.