Diamond goby issues again

[Nano Gabe]

So the first diamond goby I had jumped, I learned my lesson and made a lid and got a new goby. 2 weeks latter he jumps through the netting of my lid and gets caught on the other side and dies. I’m honestly so done with gobys I love them because they keep my tank clean be they seem to have a death wish. And ideas for keeping my sand clean? Any ideas for a fish I can add to my system that won’t jump? I have a jbj 28g nano cube reef tank with upgrades all I have is 2 clownfish that are not aggressive to other fish, snails, and corals. I want s wrasse but am afraid they will jump too.

 

[Fudsey]

You could get a Fighting Conch or get smaller netting for the tank.

 

[Nano Gabe]

I can’t find clear netting any smaller... also it’s not all netting it’s only in the middle of my lid

 

[Nano Gabe]

Also this fish was about 4x the size of the netting I guess he just jumped straight through like an acrobat!

 

[Fudsey]

BRS carrys 1/8" clear netting https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/1-8-clear-netting.html

 

[Fudsey]

If their head can fit, the whole body will follow.

 

[Nano Gabe]

I’ll probably by that one I think it’s a little smaller. I feed the dead goby to my rbta

 

[Jesterrace]

Yeah, that netting doesn't look very small. Definitely go with a pre-built top with smaller mesh. I would go with a fighting conch in a tank that small. A goby will just make a mess.

 

[Nano Gabe]

Well the goby was doing great until it jumped haha maybe I’ll try a conch.

 

[Dual40IM]

As Fudsey said BRS has smaller screen. I used the smaller screen and it works great.

 

[Stickboy15]

I have a window screen on my biocube and it works perfectly

 

[mattzang]

i had dirty sand issues, got some nassarius that did ok, but i got a conch one day and my sand was completely cleaned up within a day or two. he put in serious work. he also somehow disappears from time to time for a few days, i get worried he's dead, but then there he is back to work. i assume he takes vacations, he just doesn't run it by me.

 

[Coralreefer1]

Fighting Conch, Sea Cucumber, Sand Sifting Sea Star, Nassarius snails are ideal inverts for helping to maintain clean sand.
The best thing you could do however is to have a stronger water flow to the benthic area of your tank. This would minimize the amount of detritus and food collecting on your sand bed.

 

[ca1ore]

1/2” netting/screen material is much too large and many fish will find their way through. 1/8” is fine, but unnecessarily small IME. 1/4” is the right porridge. I use a very thin, black cicada netting that I much prefer to the stuff BRS sells.

 

[Nano Gabe]

Mine is 1/4” clear netting

 

[Nano Gabe]

Fish still found a way

 

[Nano Gabe]

I’m going to try a conch