Valenciennea strigata also known as the Gold Head Sleeper Goby, shows an overall light grey colour with a yellow head, blue curved stripe below its eyes to its gill plate and can grow upto 15cm in length.
Valenciennea Gobies are often known as Sleeper Gobies and should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of room to swim. Plenty of rock work, cracks, crevices, caves with a sand bed should be provided for hiding. Valencienna are small, easy to maintain and fit well in most reef aquariums. They are a good sand sifter and will pick up mouths of sand looking for small invertebrates and organic matter. A diet of meaty and algae-based foods should be provided multiple times daily. Feed adult, fortified Brine, Glass/Grass shrimp and black worms if having difficulty enticing a feeding response. Valenciennea Gobies tend to be shy and peaceful house with other peaceful tank mates. In the wild Valenciennea Gobies mate for life, if possible, house as a mated pair. Provide a tight-fitting aquarium as Gobies may jump.