Sue's Tanks March 2016

Oh wow didn't realise you'd had him that long, he's a great looking fish! 

I have no idea what the stiphodons actually were. They were sold as cobalt blue gobies, and the extra four I got later were labelled as indie blue gobies by the wholesaler. I never did decide what the species was.

I got mine from a local shop, but when I was in Maidenhead Aquatics in Stokesley, N Yorkshire a few days ago they had a tank labelled Stiphodon elegans that had 3 stiphs in.
It's hard to say if they are a good alternative to otos as I had both in the tank. But the stiphs were a more visible, attractive fish. They liked excavating under rocks and sitting in full view on top of leaves as well as sticking themselves to the glass.

Stiphs of whichever species I can get are on the list of options for when I restock the 180 litre.