DeJong Aquaculture Successfully Breed and Raise Yasha Gobies
Europe’s largest marine aquaculture center has successfully spawned and raised the Yasha goby, Stonogobiops yasha, in captivity.
“We are proud to have successfully bred and raised this beautiful shrimp goby in our facility.” DeJong said on social media.
“Our juveniles are robust, well-conditioned fish that readily accept pellet food. The larvae were successfully reared on a copepod-based diet, resulting in strong, healthy juveniles.”
“Compared to many wild-caught specimens, which can arrive in poor body condition, our captive-bred fish offer an excellent start in the aquarium, with the advantage of being accustomed to prepared foods.”
About Yasha gobies
Stonogobiops yasha is small species of shrimp goby from the Western Pacific. Growing to just under 5cm/2” in length, they live naturally in pairs and share burrows with red-and-white barred pistol shrimp , Alpheus randalli. In a symbiotic relationship which provides the shrimp with pairs of eyes to look out for predators and the gobies, a network of burrows in which to retreat into.
They are named Yasha after a traditional female devil in Japan; referring to its large prevomerine teeth.
What we think
Yasha are popular fish on three levels, their attractive pattern, their symbiosis with pistol shrimp, and their small size, making them suitable for nano reef tanks. The fact that they have been captive bred is really positive for the marine hobby.
We just need captive bred Pistol shrimp now too!
