Breeding the bumblebee goby
Cave spawner: eggs are laid inside a small cave and the male guards and tends them.
Step by step
Group.
Brackish tank with caves.
Warm water and brackish conditions.
About 100-200 eggs per spawn, laid in a cave; incubation takes 7-9 days and fry are free-swimming (pelagic) for the first few weeks.
Infusoria.
- Fresh only
- Poor food
- Aggression
Male or female
Mature females are rounder, especially when full of eggs; males take on a reddish tinge in spawning condition.
Can I breed it in my tank?
- Good for a first breeding project.
Day-by-day plan
Typical for open substrate spawners
- 21 days beforeLet a pair form
Grow up a group and let a pair choose each other. Give them a flat stone or broad leaf.
- Day 0Spawning
The pair cleans the stone and lays rows of eggs. Both guard them.
- Day 3Eggs hatch
Wrigglers hatch in 2–4 days and are moved to pits by the parents.
- Day 7Free swimming
Feed baby brine shrimp several times a day. Parents often herd the fry.
- Day 42Grow-out
Move fry to a grow-out tank before the parents spawn again.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Simulator: guided
Grow up a group and let a pair choose each other. Give them a flat stone or broad leaf.
Simulator: try it yourself
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
- Without live or frozen food the parents aren't in breeding condition.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.