White-cheek goby
Rhinogobius wui
- Tank length
- 16 cm6 in
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C59–77 °F
- pH
- 6.8–8
- Adult size
- 4 cm2 in
- Lifespan
- 2–4 yrs
A cool-water stream goby that needs current, high oxygen and rocky caves; males defend small territories.A cool-water stream goby that needs current, high oxygen and rocky caves; males defend small territories.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Irian Jaya rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Lambchop rasboraNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Parkinson's rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Rusty cichlid
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- African knifefish
African knifefish may eat White cheek gobyAfrican knifefish may eat White cheek goby
- African pike
African pike may eat White cheek gobyAfrican pike may eat White cheek goby
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat White cheek gobyAlligator gar may eat White cheek goby
- Altum angelfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Amazon leaffish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Antenna ray
Antenna ray may eat White cheek gobyAntenna ray may eat White cheek goby
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat White cheek gobyArapaima may eat White cheek goby
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 15–25 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6.8–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 5–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Streams of southern China | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 2–4 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 8 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |