Gobi selection

[timocean]

Dear all,

for some reason our son is crazy about Gobis, so we plan to buy one or a pair for our 120g. Any suggestions for some which keep the sand clean, but don’t bury corals, create mountains or distribute the sand allover? I heard Valenciennea puellaris would be good in that respect. Is that true, or do you have other suggestions?

Thanks, timocean

 

[Tamberav]

My Diamond gobies bury corals.

All sand sifter gobies may bury corals, it is part of what they do. Spit sand around and spit it on things they don’t like… like that frag.

Depending on personality, some are worse than others.

 

[i cant think]

Dear all,

for some reason our son is crazy about Gobis, so we plan to buy one or a pair for our 120g. Any suggestions for some which keep the sand clean, but don’t bury corals, create mountains or distribute the sand allover? I heard Valenciennea puellaris would be good in that respect. Is that true, or do you have other suggestions?

Thanks, timocean

IMHO, Valenciennea shouldn’t be kept in tanks less than 6’ that have shallow sand beds and aren’t aged. Valenciennea get the majority of their food from the sandbed which is why they sift. They won’t be able to thrive off of Prepared unless fed 6-8 times a day, 9-10 times being best.

Sandsifters that don’t pack such a big punch are Koumansetta hectori and Koumansetta rainfordi. Both of these will clean your sand bed and IME, K. hectori loves Cyanobacteria.

 

[Sharkbait19]

My favorite would be the shrimpgobies. They pair with pistol shrimp and have a really cool symbiosis.