{"product_id":"ora-captive-bred-yellow-watchman-goby-cryptocentrus-cinctus","title":"ORA Captive-Bred Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eORA Captive-Bred Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring personality and fascinating natural behavior to your reef with the \u003cstrong\u003eORA Captive-Bred Yellow Watchman Goby\u003c\/strong\u003e. This peaceful bottom-dwelling goby is best known for its remarkable symbiotic relationship with certain pistol shrimp, making the pair one of the most entertaining partnerships to watch in a reef aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow Watchman Gobies typically display golden-yellow coloration with small blue or turquoise markings around the head and dorsal area. 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The shrimp can maintain physical contact with the goby while working around the burrow, allowing the goby to signal danger and send both animals retreating to safety. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pistol shrimp \u003cstrong\u003eis not required\u003c\/strong\u003e to successfully keep a Yellow Watchman Goby, and pairing cannot be guaranteed, but providing an appropriate compatible shrimp can allow this fascinating natural behavior to occur in the aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAquarium \u0026amp; Compatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow Watchman Gobies are generally peaceful toward other fish but may become territorial toward other gobies, particularly as they mature. 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