Clown Goby

[Thomasflynn15]

I've had this yellow clown goby for about 3 years. Within the past 2 weeks or so he has been losing color and rather than a solid bright yellow he's starting to have more of a transluscent pale yellow to him. Could this be old age?

 

[Thomasflynn15]

Also I am well aware of the aptasia issue. I have Red Sea Aptasia X I plan on going to town with this week.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I never had luck with clown gobies. It must of been something with the collection practices. IME, when they start to go downhill, they go downhill fast.

Let's see what the #fishmedics say.

 

[i cant think]

I've had this yellow clown goby for about 3 years. Within the past 2 weeks or so he has been losing color and rather than a solid bright yellow he's starting to have more of a transluscent pale yellow to him. Could this be old age?

Have the hiding places changed at all? I’ve found these species’ go pale or darker depending on their surroundings. I had a black clown goby that went pale after I removed coral skeletons and such but then he went darker once corals hit the tank again.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Unless there were any recent changes, it sounds like it’s starting to slow down with age to me. These guys aren’t very long lived.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Can I ask how much you feed it? It looks gaunt, as much as fishes can look gaunt