I’m about to get a diamond goby this weekend and am going to do TTM, do I need to put a container of sand in with him? That’s a lot of sand to burn through, with 4 transfers then observation. Which has me wondering if the sand is necessary inQt.
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Well sounds like I need to double check the fit of my lid first and foremost... I will be putting several pieces of PVC in the qt.
I’m still not super excited about taking a bunch of sand out of my DT, is well rinsed play sand from home depot an option for quarantine? That’s cheap enough to just throw away every 3 days...
I’m about to get a diamond goby this weekend and am going to do TTM, do I need to put a container of sand in with him? That’s a lot of sand to burn through, with 4 transfers then observation. Which has me wondering if the sand is necessary inQt.
They would be fine short term (ie QT) without, just make sure it is well fed since it isn't getting any organisms from filter feeding through sand.
Well sounds like I need to double check the fit of my lid first and foremost... I will be putting several pieces of PVC in the qt.
I’m still not super excited about taking a bunch of sand out of my DT, is well rinsed play sand from home depot an option for quarantine? That’s cheap enough to just throw away every 3 days...
Mix up a fish smoothie: use several different frozen fish cubes like seaweed, mysis, cyclops, chopped clams, etc. Place into a tupperware container in the fridge allowing it to "slump" (thaw). Pour off the excess water. This will cut down on water changes. Mix and add some Selcon, Zoecon, etc. The mix will stay good in your fridge for a few days. The fish will love it.What should the Goby be fed in a QT?
Mix up a fish smoothie: use several different frozen fish cubes like seaweed, mysis, cyclops, chopped clams, etc. Place into a tupperware container in the fridge allowing it to "slump" (thaw). Pour off the excess water. This will cut down on water changes. Mix and add some Selcon, Zoecon, etc. The mix will stay good in your fridge for a few days. The fish will love it.
Nothing good happens fast in this hobby.Thanks! Sounds like I'd be putting more effort into the fishes meals than my own, lol. My dogs and cats already eat better than I do, why not the fish too?
Can you refreeze this to last longer? I'm only getting 2 Gobies, I'm not sure how many fish I can quarantine at once...I'm trying to tame myself...
But my plan is to get 2 gobies actual, not sure if they can be together though? they are going into 2 different tanks, a diamond back for my big tank and some kind of smaller one for a biocube where I also want a fire shrimp.
2 Tangs, one yellow and one yellow eyed kole.
snails and hermits
After this more fish for my 215, currently there are 2 clown fish in there who think they live in a mansion, 2 snail an about 10 hermit crabs.
My biocube has 2 clowns.
I'm guessing I should go slow, get the 2 tangs first, and wait until they move to the DT and then go from there...but I'm a little impatient.
I need to find a way to cover the areas that are open, like near the filter, it's just a hang on the back filter so there is gap there and the top is slightly off. It's weird these bottom fish are notorious jumpers! I had a tiger Goby, he was big but I never saw him, he was always hiding. When I moved him into the bigger tank, he was out in the open more but I never once saw him venture away from the bottom, then I find him dead in the sump one day.I had 2 jump in quarantine with no sand. Added sand for the 3rd one and he seemed happier focusing on moving the sand around all day while hiding in a small 1" pvc tube. I think the sand helped him feel secure and not jump. But, i also had the lid locked down on the 3rd once with no home cover than 1/8", lol.
That's something I'm still trying to accept, lol. I've had a tank for 8 years, started with a 75g converted from fresh to salt, I never had a sump until I sized up to the 215, so that was all new to me. I had fresh water fish for years before this too, still have a 75g fresh with fish that just breed like rabbits!Nothing good happens fast in this hobby.
I need to find a way to cover the areas that are open, like near the filter, it's just a hang on the back filter so there is gap there and the top is slightly off. It's weird these bottom fish are notorious jumpers! I had a tiger Goby, he was big but I never saw him, he was always hiding. When I moved him into the bigger tank, he was out in the open more but I never once saw him venture away from the bottom, then I find him dead in the sump one day.
+1 ^^^ This exactly. 1/4" bird/bug mesh available at your garden supply works great. Just zip-tie it to the eggcrate. Works great.I used egg-crate with a nylon netting attached to it to block the holes. The second goby jumped through the little slit opening at the HOB filter! So, i cut a small piece of egg-crate that covered that slit and extended into the filter overflow a little.
My HOB filter has a big opening, I'm going to have to get creative like you did!I used egg-crate with a nylon netting attached to it to block the holes. The second goby jumped through the little slit opening at the HOB filter! So, i cut a small piece of egg-crate that covered that slit and extended into the filter overflow a little. Then placed a couple heavy bottles on top to hold everything down.
But, i think the sand kept him occupied and made him feel safe. He took all the sand out of the container and buried the pvc tube and he stayed in the tube... only being out when i fed him. But, i used copper, not TTM. He's very happy in the main tank now.