watchman goby

So a little while ago I had bought (what the store told me) was a watchman goby and pistol shrimp pair. I got them on a huge discount because the pistol was missing both claws, and the "watchman" was starving to death. Turns out, the Goby wasn't a watchman, and was one of those sand sifters...

Hey everyone the name is Jerry. I’m from southern California. I have a son with autism that loves going to our LFS, like most youngsters Finding Nemo sparked his interest, so I’m diving into the hobby! I have a some experience with similar size tanks in freshwater but this is my first dip into...

Hi! I have two watchmen gobies. I bought a tank and they were living in it. I don’t have much information on the history of the gobies but one day one of them went missing. Really sad I thought it died and looked for it and I could not find it. It’s been several days. The one that was left had...

This is my watchman goby, Clyde, who was sold to me as a yellow watchman goby. For ages I theorized that she was female to explain her brown colour (she's absolutely not yellow,) but recently I learned that there's another species of watchman called the blue spot which I think she may look...

Watchman is getting more and more brave every day

My yellow watchman finally got the courage to start coming out more next to my blue eye Kole tang and a rainbow Yuma mushroom

Honestly when I started my hobby with saltwater fish I just guessed the whole way through it. My tank was only 13 gallons, and it was a whole entire ecosystem. I had to only do water changes once a month and it was thriving. Now, I'm basically starting over, i kind of messed up in a sense. I...

Honestly when I started my hobby with saltwater fish I just guessed the whole way through it. My tank was only 13 gallons, and it was a whole entire ecosystem. I had to only do water changes once a month and it was thriving. Now, I'm basically starting over, i kind of messed up in a sense. I...

I’ve ran out of gas and the power may not come on until Thursday can someone please take my fish from me to make sure they don’t die

I just bought my 3rd watchman goby he was around 2.5 inches acclimated him with no issues he swam openly ate frozen food right away. Since this morning no where to be found, I have had two in the same tank in the past and they go missing. My stocking is 2x Ocellaris clownfish, Vanderbuilt...

Hello! I purchased a watchman goby yesterday and he was looking a bit rough from the start. Not too much movement initially. After acclimation and getting in the tank he moved a round a bit. I left the light off and then when I checked on him a couple of hours later I found him a little bit...

So our LFS has a 1” yellow watchman goby, they infrequently have little fish and are the cleanest within a hour of us. We have a new (cycling) 45g tank, pink Fiji Caribsea sand. Should we quarantine him in a non cycled tank qt, or after we cycle can any new fish just “quarantine” in the big...

So my watchman goby (Harry) hasn’t been seen for 4 weeks! 5 days ago I decided to buy a chalk goby (Quantum). All is happy in the pond (my tank!) This morning I wake to find Harry has returned from his holiday with a sun tan! He’s turned orange/red! I have questions for Harry but he won’t...

Howdy Y’all, I have for a long time been highly interested in starting a reef tank. As luck would have it while on a work trip to Barbados I entered a raffle and won the 2nd place prize which was a Waterbox 25 peninsula with a bunch of other goodies. Skip to month 3 and it has been going well so...

Hey everyone, I saw a happy looking YWG and pistol shrimp pair at my LFS, and I was wondering if my geometric pygmy hawkfish would attack the goby, as I hear that this can happen. Tank is a 15g cube. The goby will live wherever the pistol burrows and the hawk has a cave in the live rock it...

Just got this tiger shrimp today. Placed him the display tank and then less than a minute later this happened!.... https://youtube.com/shorts/i27sWnTJPeE?feature=share

Yesterday (2023-02-08) I put in a new Watchman Goby with a pistol shrimp and a Splendid Dottyback (from reefbeauties.com) into my aquarium. They joined an azure damselfish, cleaner shrimp and 2 clownfish. As I understand it, these gobies should almost always be in the sand or perching. But...

They occupy roughly the same space but I always find tank with both of them together at my LFS since the hector moves more than the watchman. Can these two be in the same tank in a 24 gallon with lots of hiding places? I've got a pair of clownfish in there as well and there's been zero...

I have created a list of Goby's that can go with pistol shrimp. This may not be a complete and accurate list. I did a quick Google search and filled in what I could find. Further, there should be further research on what shrimp will go with which Goby as some shrimp will create too small of a...

so this is interesting, when feeding my goby and pistol shrimp whom were both out, a bristle worm came out with them! it was touching the goby and he didn’t even seem to mind and when the goby went in the burrow it did too. i waited for it to come out enough and managed to yoink it out though...

i’m sure i have bearded fireworms. i won’t attach pictures for your sake. mfs ate my juvenile watchman goby. i have quite a few small fish in this tank that i wouldn’t want to get stuck in a trap (especially with said fireworms). does anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of them /...

Hello! I am setting up my first saltwater tank. I hope to make a beautiful reef tank in the future. I am starting with my fish until I can afford to light for my coral dreams. I have been keeping fresh water for over 10 years. Right now I am working with a standard 75 gallon. I am...

My goby has been sick for 3 days, decided to put him in a small bucket with water from the tank, I dosed a small amount of beneficial bacteria and metroplex to the bucket for medication. Am i doing more harm than good? Or I should keep him there until he gets better or dies hopefully not. I am...

I have a sick goby that might be dying, I can't feed him medication (metroplex because of the risk of other inverts eating it) also don't have qt, i don't see any white spots on him except for his bottom lip which has a white spot, he was fine for the past few days, but he started to be...

I’ve got a 16 gallon biocube with only a four stripe damsel in it. He’s old so eventually he’ll pass on me. When he does can I get by with a shrimp and goby pair in a tank this small? Any suggestions on the goby? I’m going with a candy cane pistol since the LFS only gets MASSIVE tigers when they...