{"product_id":"indonesian-dragon-micro-goby-rare","title":"Indonesian Dragon Micro Goby *Rare*","description":"\u003c!-- ============================================================\n     BEST4PETS.IN — PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BLOCK (DARK THEME)\n     Schismatogobius risdawatiae\n     Paste into Shopify \u003e Product \u003e Description \u003e \"\u003c\u003e\" (Show HTML)\n     VERIFY BEFORE PUBLISHING: type locality, adult size — see notes\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#EAF0F5;line-height:1.65;font-size:16px;max-width:760px;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HOOK --\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 18px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eYou will lose it against the gravel, and that is the point.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSchismatogobius\u003c\/em\u003e are scaleless stream gobies that sit motionless on clean substrate between stones, broken up by bold dark saddles into something that reads as shadow and pebble rather than fish. Then one shifts position, and a set of banded pectoral fins fans open like a pair of painted hands.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 22px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    Barely three centimetres long, wholly benthic, and utterly unlike anything else you can put in a tank. It hops rather than swims, settles into a depression it has cleared, and darts out to snatch small prey passing on the current. Males confront each other by gaping — a wide open-mouthed display that shows the inside of the jaw — before one retreats. In a small, clean, fast-water tank this is one of the most quietly absorbing fish in the hobby.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HARD WARNING CALLOUT --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #F2A03D;background:rgba(242,160,61,0.13);padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:15px;color:#F7E4CB;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFC978;\"\u003eSpecialist species — please read before ordering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#F7E4CB;\"\u003e\n      Wild-collected, not breedable in home aquaria, and a strict micropredator that will not eat flake or pellets. It needs cool, clean, well-oxygenated flowing water over open sand or fine gravel, and a regular supply of small frozen or live foods. In a warm, slow, planted community tank it will hide and slowly starve. If live and frozen feeding is not part of your routine, please choose something else.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- DIFFERENT FROM BUMBLEBEE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid rgba(95,212,196,0.35);background:rgba(95,212,196,0.08);border-radius:8px;padding:16px 18px;margin:0 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#5FD4C4;\"\u003eNot a Bumblebee Goby\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n      Banded stream gobies are often sold loosely as \"bumblebee gobies\". True Bumblebee Gobies are \u003cem\u003eBrachygobius\u003c\/em\u003e — chunkier, yellow-and-black, from slow brackish and blackwater habitats, and requiring almost the opposite conditions. \u003cem\u003eSchismatogobius\u003c\/em\u003e is a slim, scaleless, pure freshwater fast-water fish. Care advice written for one will not work for the other.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- QUICK FACTS --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eCare Snapshot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 30px;font-size:15px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);width:42%;color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eScientific name\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchismatogobius risdawatiae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eFamily\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eOxudercidae — scaleless stream gobies\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eWild-collected — Indonesian stream systems\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eHabitat\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eClear, fast streams over sand, gravel and cobble\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eLife history\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eAmphidromous — marine larval stage, freshwater adult\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eMinimum tank\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e45 litres, minimum 60 cm length\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eTemperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e22–26 °C — cooler than most tropicals\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003epH\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e6.5–7.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eWater quality\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eAmmonia 0 · Nitrite 0 · Nitrate under 20 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eFlow\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eModerate to strong, high oxygen\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eDiet\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eCarnivorous micropredator — small live and frozen foods\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eTemperament\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003ePeaceful and shy; males display at each other harmlessly\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eCare level\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eAdvanced — feeding is the challenge\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SETUP --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eBuilding The Right Tank\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 30px;padding-left:20px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eOpen substrate is the habitat.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine sand and small rounded gravel with scattered cobbles, and plenty of clear floor left exposed. This fish sits on and settles into the substrate — carpeting the base with plants removes its living space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eScaleless, so substrate must be smooth.\u003c\/strong\u003e No sharp crushed gravel and no coarse aquarium chips. There are no scales protecting the belly, and abrasion leads directly to infection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eGood flow, but leave shelter pockets.\u003c\/strong\u003e These are fast-water fish that nonetheless station themselves behind stones in the current shadow. Directional flow along the tank with cobbles breaking it up gives exactly that.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eHigh oxygen, low nitrate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Clear headwater fish with little tolerance for accumulated waste. Weekly water changes and strong surface movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eGive each fish its own patch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Territories are small but real. Several cobble clusters spread along the tank prevents constant low-level displacement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eLid on, gaps closed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Small, cryptic and quick to leave a tank if startled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TANK MATES --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eTank Mates\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;margin:0 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;border:1px solid rgba(95,212,196,0.35);background:rgba(95,212,196,0.08);border-radius:8px;padding:16px 18px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#5FD4C4;\"\u003eGood matches\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eA species tank is by far the best outcome. Otherwise only small, fast-water companions that stay in the water column — small danionins, \u003cem\u003eMicrodevario\u003c\/em\u003e, hillstream loaches such as \u003cem\u003eSewellia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGastromyzon\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStiphodon\u003c\/em\u003e gobies which graze rock rather than competing for the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 260px;border:1px solid rgba(242,160,61,0.4);border-radius:8px;padding:16px 18px;background:rgba(242,160,61,0.1);\"\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#FFC978;\"\u003eKeep away from\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003eAnything that feeds quickly at the bottom — Corydoras, loaches, larger shrimp — will strip food before this fish commits to moving. Also avoid warm-water community fish, which need the wrong conditions, and any species large enough to see a 3 cm goby as prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 30px;font-size:15px;color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003eNote: dwarf shrimp adults are usually left alone, but a settled goby will take shrimplets passing within range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEEDING --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eFeeding — This Is What Decides Success\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    Unlike the algae-grazing stream gobies it is often sold alongside, this is a \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003ecarnivore\u003c\/strong\u003e. It hunts small invertebrates from a stationary position and responds to movement. Dry food is generally refused outright, and a keeper who assumes otherwise will lose the fish over several weeks with no obvious symptom beyond a thinning body.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    Feed small frozen and live foods daily: frozen bloodworm (chopped), baby brine shrimp, daphnia, cyclops, mysis, and live blackworm or grindal worm where you can get them. Target-feed with a pipette near the fish's station rather than broadcasting food into the current, and feed once the tank lights dim if the fish is still settling in.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 30px;font-size:15px;color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003e\n    Some individuals eventually accept a sinking carnivore granule from the \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eAQA\u003c\/strong\u003e range once well settled. Treat that as a bonus, not a plan — the frozen and live routine must be in place regardless.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SEXING \u0026 BREEDING --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eSexing \u0026amp; Breeding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eMales\u003c\/strong\u003e are the more strongly marked, with bolder banding, larger and more elaborately patterned pectoral fins, and a broader head. They perform the open-mouthed gaping display at rivals. \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eFemales\u003c\/strong\u003e are plainer and fuller-bodied when in condition. Differences are subtle and best judged with several fish side by side.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 30px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eCaptive breeding is not achievable in a home aquarium.\u003c\/strong\u003e Like the other stream gobies in this group, the species is amphidromous: eggs are laid in freshwater, the minute larvae are carried downstream to the sea to develop in marine plankton, and juveniles later migrate back up the river. Adults may pair and spawn in a tank, but the larvae cannot be raised. Every specimen in the trade is wild-collected.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- CONSERVATION --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eA Note On Wild-Collected Stock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 30px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    This is a recently described species from a genus that is still being worked out — several close relatives remain undescribed, and distribution data for most of them is thin. Amphidromous fish are unusually exposed: they need an unbroken corridor from headwater to sea, so one weir or culvert low in a catchment can eliminate everything above it, and small island streams can hold populations found nowhere else. None of it can be offset by captive breeding. We put this on the listing rather than in the small print because it should shape the decision. Buy this fish to keep it properly, not to find out whether you can.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- INDIA NOTES --\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eKeeping It In Indian Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 30px;padding-left:20px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eTemperature is the constraint.\u003c\/strong\u003e The working ceiling is around 26 °C. Across the plains and the coast, summer tank temperatures run well past that, and heat combined with falling oxygen is the worst case for a fast-water fish. Plan for a chiller, or restrict this species to a cool room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eBengaluru, Pune and hill-station keepers manage most of the year on a surface fan and good circulation alone, with April and May the pinch point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"\u003eSort out the food supply before you order the fish.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frozen bloodworm and brine shrimp are widely available in Indian cities; live blackworm and grindal cultures are not, and are worth starting a few weeks in advance. A goby waiting on your food logistics is a goby losing condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eIndian tap water generally sits within the required pH range and needs no adjustment. Nitrate control and oxygenation are the ongoing work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- WHAT YOU GET --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border-top:2px solid #5FD4C4;padding-top:18px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5FD4C4;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat You Receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:15px;color:#EAF0F5;\"\u003e\n      Wild-collected specimens, quarantined at our Bengaluru facility and feeding on frozen foods before dispatch. Sex, size and marking intensity vary between individuals and cannot be guaranteed. Packed with oxygen and insulation for pan-India delivery.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#A9BCCB;\"\u003e\n      Covered by the Best4Pets live arrival guarantee. Please film an unboxing video before opening the bag — it is required for any DOA claim. We recommend confirming your tank is cool, mature and running clean flow, and that your frozen food supply is in place, before ordering.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Best4Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39870531010649,"sku":"","price":300.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9814\/5587\/products\/schismatogobius-risdawatiae.best4pets.in.jpg?v=1787829099","url":"https:\/\/www.best4pets.in\/products\/indonesian-dragon-micro-goby-rare","provider":"Best4Pets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}