Resolved I figured it out! What species of Goby is this?

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  1. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    I picked him up on wednesday and he has been doing great. All I know is he is some type of prawn goby. Also I saw a larger one at the LFS in there show tank that had darker coloring and was about 6". Here is a picture

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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Are the spots orange or blue?
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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  4. debasis_global

    debasis_global Astrea Snail

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    it may be a pinkbar goby
     
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  5. 1.0reef

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    wheeler's shrimp goby.
     
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    alpha_03 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    +1 wheeler's for sure, had one of these about 6 years ago- these and carpet anemone's do not play well together.
     
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  7. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    I don't think it is a wheeler's. On liveaquaria it says they only get 3in but mine is 3in right now and the larger one I saw in the show tank was almost twice that. Also, I just looked at more pictures of Wheeler's shrimp gobies and none of them look like mine at all.
     
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  8. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    Alright, I asked the LFS owner and he told me that it was a "red tiger watchman", I did some google searches and nothing came up, no links or pictures. Is this just an incorrect name or do I have a really rare goby? Oh and I am sure he is not a wheeler's goby or pinkbar.
     
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    Randalls shrimp goby?
     
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  10. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    I figured it out, I saw a link on blue zoo, did a google search and found the exact name. He is a metallic shrimp goby (amblyeleotris latifasciata)
    Here is a link to a picture, they look exactly the same IMO http://www.travel-images.com/pht/mal-u56.jpg
     
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