Diamond Goby alternatives

[reefyreef]

Hello everyone!

I just started a semi-new reef tank (fully cycled, brimming with pods, low nutrient, etc.) in a 35 gallon peninsula. I adore the diamond goby, and hate having to suck up pellets on a nearly bi-daily basis. I would want to add more invertebrates but I'm keeping a flame hawk in the tank. He wasn't aggressive enough to touch my peppermint shrimp (both in tank for almost a year) but I'm worried about adding crabs/snails.

Is there any alternative to the diamond goby, a fish that'll comb the sandbed for sunken pellets?

Thanks!

 

[saltybees]

Dracula goby!

 

[reefyreef]

I like it! Price seems to be pretty high up there though. I wonder if any lfs on the west coast have some. Never seen it!

 

[Daveobrien]

What about a Bella Goby (Valencienna bella). Same family as a Diamond, but prettier.