Chalk Goby - Valenciennea sexguttataChalk Goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) The Chalk Goby, Valenciennea sexguttata, is a peaceful marine sand sifting goby with a pale cream to white body, subtle blue facial markings and distinctive blue to violet spots along the cheeks and gill area. Also known as the Sixspot Goby, Sleeper Blue Dot Goby or Six spot Sleeper Goby, this Indo Pacific species is valued for its natural substrate sifting behaviour and calm temperament. It is reef safe and useful

especially where good swimming space and regular feeding can be provided

Because of its adult size

finely chopped seafood

Peaceful but specialist

Availability:Common in trade / Captive-bred where relevant

Due to its size

though availability can vary depending on supplier and import season

Temperament:Generally peaceful but delicate and easily stressed

It is best kept in a spacious fish-only or fish-only-with-live-rock aquarium

best suited to aquarists who understand the more territorial nature of Maroon Clownfish

but they can be shy and easily intimidated by boisterous tank mates

It does not nip corals and is well suited to peaceful reef aquariums