White Cheek goby

[Jesse]

Okay, I went to my lfs today and I saw this interesting specimen...White Cheek Goby. Can someone tell me about it? All the info you can give me please! Like - care, size, requirements.

 

[Tanked]

Rhinogobius wui hails from Hong Kong, it is normally a brackish water goby but has been kept by many people in salt densities of completely fresh all the way to almost marine. Wui's obtain a maximum length of around 2 inches (5cm) and can live comfortably in a tank as small as 5 gallon. They are very hardy and are happy in temperatures between 68F and 80F (20-26.5C). One male will take the dominant role and any other males in the tank will assume female coloration. There are plenty of small skimishes, and they like to sneak up on their tankmates and nip them in the butt, but there is no damage done, it is mostly just for show. Females are a mottled brown or tan close to the same coloration as non-spawning males. But the dominant male will be wearing his spawning and/or excited dress most of the time. If you really want a show just place a small mirror up against the side of the tank and the male will spend an afternoon trying to outdo the fish in the mirror. This trick is one of my favorites and it works wonderfully well for male Bettas, Killifish and some Cichlids also.
Wui's spawn in typical goby fashion, they lay eggs in a small cave and the male guards the eggs. I hope to be able to provide a spawning report soon. In the meantime here's some pictures of my wuis, they are excellent photography subjects and seem to enjoy the camera.

this is copied from http/www.petfish.net/wui.htm

 

[Jesse]

Huh, that is very interesting Tanked. I think I might add that to my list for my new 33 gallon.