Awaous gobies

[duanes]

I find these to be great bottom dwellers for small to medium size Central and South American cichlids.
There are species ranging from from California in the west coast , and Florida and Texas southeast, thru Cntral America, to Brazil and Peru in S America.
I find the species Awaous banana, in most rivers in Panama. And though non-aggresive, they do hold their own.
They are sand sifters, and remind me of mudskippers, although I have never seen them leave the water .

They can be territorial, and two will squable in a 6 ft tank.
To me they seem to occupy a similar niche to Asian Loaches.

 

[Kayden]

To your best knowledge has there ever been any commercial offerings or just local collection?

 

[duanes]

I have heard Awaous are sometimes available in bait shops,
but these days it seems gobies are becoming more and more recogonized in LFSs and more of (espcially Asian imports) .
Wet spots web site had about 10 various gobiy species listed (altthough none were Aawaous from the new world).

 

[duanes]

Couple better pics today.

 

[troublesum]

Those look really cool are these the same?
Awaous flavus Candy Cane Goby 2-3” $10.00

 

[duanes]

Same genus but A flavus, flrom Brazil and Colombia is a little smaller, only hits about 3", great sand sifter.

 

[duanes]

 

[RD.]

Awesome fish Duane, and great shots.

 

[duanes]

 

[duanes]

I've been trying to get a close up shot of the fused pelvic fin(s) that gobies use to latch on to surfaces for a while now.
Took 80 shots today, and only came up with one, that even came close.