goby

Hey guys, I have a 55 gallon, with a couple of nice fish namely a yellow tang (hes tiny - tang police), clown pair, 2 damsels, royal gramma and a sand goby (the type which perches on rocks does NOT sift sand). I'm purchasing a small pair of diamond watchman gobies today, and wanted opinions on...

I have a 55-gallon reef tank with a diamond goby and a few other gobys. Today, I turned my lights on to see that my diamond goby was swimming straight for the powerheads and almost got sucked into one. He does not appear to be sick as there are no physical signs but he looks kind of psychotic...

Hey guys, in need of a bit of advice. I'm based from Sydney Australia, which should give an indication of where I get most of my fish from (LFS collects from Great Barrier Reef). This week during my local shop at the lfs, I saw a small (4-5cm) Goby which I really liked the look of. The lfs...

Not sure if this is right spot to post but I have a 32 gallon biocube with 2 clown fish a long with some coral and inverts and I recently purchased a mandarin last Wednesday along with a bag of copepods came home today to a hermit crab eating my goby... did he die from something else and the...

So about 8 days ago I introduced my FIRST EVER MARINE FISH into my FIRST EVER SALTWATER TANK! Awwww yissss! So my YWG circled the tank a few times, and finally decided on a little section in the back of the tank (of course) to dig his hole. He comes out periodically throughout the day, but...

3 days ago I transferred my goby from my 25 to my 10 gallon and somehow when I wake up this morning, I find him stuck in this piece of rock. He’s still alive and breathing but he hasn’t made any attempt to get out. Also, the right side of his face/lower part of his eye seems to be pushed in...

My Purple Firefish Goby became sick and died very quickly (within a few days). I rarely saw him (or her), as he liked to hide in the rocks. I found him on the bottom tonight, and upon inspection, noticed his side was very swollen and discolored. See the picture below, please. Healthy tank (so...

I recently got my fist ever Diamond watchman goby, it was all fun and games until he started moving around the sand. I know that is how they get food but now my tank is completely sandy and looks like I added the sand yesterday. Will he do this all the time or will he stop making such a mess...

Does anyone own one of these? My LFS is ran by unique people so they like to get unique fish in addition to the normal reef aquarium fish almost every store has. They look pretty chill to me but there's not a whole lot of information on them from my regular trusted sources. Not really...

Hey guys, im starting my first saltwater tank and I got 2 clownfish that are in a QT yesterday. I have 20gallon tank as my Display and wanted to add a goby with the clownfish, but the guy at the LFS was telling me that the one that will eat for the sand and move sand around will get too big for...

I post this story for two reasons: First and foremost, as a lesson to anyone who owns, is considering owning, or will own fish that are known to jump. Second, for humorous/entertainment purposes. Over the weekend my LED strip fizzled out on me. Found out salt creep made it's way into the...

I recently introduced a bonded pair of hi-fin red banded gobies (along with a randalli pistol) to my Evo 13.5 tank. They are the sole inhabitants, with the exception of some snails. I'd like to do everything I can to encourage mating. Has anyone had success with this particular species of...

I ordered a hi-fin red banded goby pair with a pistol shrimp from liveaquaria. They should arrive in the next hour or so. I plan on floating the gobies and drip acclimating the pistol shrimp. Is there a specific order in which these guys should be introduced? Is float acclimation ok for the...

Hi everyone, After well over a year of being on Reef2Reef, I finally have a tank! I supported the Indigogo campaign of Biota Aquariums back in October. I got the tank in November but due to the holidays, life, the universe, and everything, I didn't set it up until Jan. I've had livestock in it...

So I have two dragonettes and they are both very fat and happy and eating live brine when I stock the tank every week. I want to stock the fuge with pods just they so they have a constant supply of something they like ( I like to spoil my babies ). Hooked on reefs has a free shipping sale on...

I just lost my Mandarin Dragonet and am looking for another sand-dweller with some cool mannerisms. I used to have a diamond watchman goby, but it jumped out of the temp tank when I was moving houses. I've tried other diamond watchman's in my old 120g, but they would always disappear and then...

Yes I know! Patience. Hahah. Just thought I would introduce myself, as I have been lurking for the past couple of weeks and posting occasionally here and there. My name is Calla and I have a coral addiction. My husband got me into saltwater aquariums (his 55g and 125g are gorgeous, and he's...

We are moving and need to part out our Red Sea Reefer 450 or sell together. First we need to sell our coral and fish then we are going to part out the equipment. This posting is constantly going to be updated to report what is still available. If you see it listed it's still up for grabs. We...

Hello, I thought I'd share the results of my burrow build for my watchman/pistol pair. In my previous tank I used PVC pipe cut down the middle to accomplish the same thing. I wanted to make something that looked more like a natural cave system this time. They have been living in the burrow...

I have had him for about 5 months, but in the last few weeks it seems to have very little appetite, generally it eats one piece of mysis and then looks like he is choking or gaging and then shows little interest in food floating right past him. Other then being skinny, there are no other outside...

I have always been a fan of emerald crabs and have kept them for the past three years. Two of the ones I have now are the green variety and have grown fairly large. The body (not counting claws) is bigger than a quarter, close to a 50 cent piece. Yesterday while feeding my tank. I witnessed...

I ordered a mandarin goby fish that will be in this Friday. I was doing some reading and I have discovered that they have a quite complicated diet. Apparently they're very pickey fish and will only eat certain things on certain diets. Please let me know what and how you feed your mandarin gobys...