Juvenile Engineer Goby compatible with Clownfish?

[Rupture Reefer]

Hey guys, so I have a juvenile Engineer Goby, and he is still little (about 3.5 inches). Anyway I was wondering if anyone has successfully kept clownfish in a tank with an engineer goby. I know that at this point it would not be able to eat the clownfish, but once it is larger would it eat it (assuming it is fed everyday several times)?

 

[Rupture Reefer]

Has anyone kept both together successfully, or tried and failed?

 

[Auquanut]

I keep 2 engineer gobies in my 125. They are about 2 and a half years old and probably close to a foot long. Honestly, I've never seen any aggression from them toward any other inhabitants. They are very timid. I did have an ocillaris clown with them for about a year with no problem. They do require a lot of rock work to burrow under, and they move an incredible amount of sand. CONSTANTLY!

 

[Rupture Reefer]

I keep 2 engineer gobies in my 125. They are about 2 and a half years old and probably close to a foot long. Honestly, I've never seen any aggression from them toward any other inhabitants. They are very timid. I did have an ocillaris clown with them for about a year with no problem. They do require a lot of rock work to burrow under, and they move an incredible amount of sand. CONSTANTLY!

Thanks for the reply. They really do spit out do much sand into the tank, but they are do fun to watch it makes it worth it!

 

[najer]

I fed some pellets to get the goby out in view, this is my display refugium attached to the display, excuse the glass, my clowns host the frag rack in that corner and there are 2 cleaner shrimps in that end as well, it is over 6 inches long now. :)

 

[Jesterrace]

Hey guys, so I have a juvenile Engineer Goby, and he is still little (about 3.5 inches). Anyway I was wondering if anyone has successfully kept clownfish in a tank with an engineer goby. I know that at this point it would not be able to eat the clownfish, but once it is larger would it eat it (assuming it is fed everyday several times)?

It can. I always tell folks to treat engineer gobies like eels, that and they can make a mess of your rockwork/tank.

 

[AlauraFreiheit]

Hey guys, so I have a juvenile Engineer Goby, and he is still little (about 3.5 inches). Anyway I was wondering if anyone has successfully kept clownfish in a tank with an engineer goby. I know that at this point it would not be able to eat the clownfish, but once it is larger would it eat it (assuming it is fed everyday several times)?

Yes, I have 2 maroon and 1 normal classic clown, 1 of my maroons actually sleeps and cuddles up to my goby, my goby personally is very gentle but curious, he doesn’t seem to have any problems with anyone in the tank, 3 different breeds of goby’s, a tiger pistol shrimp, 2 breeds of crabs, 2 different breeds of starfish, a conch and clams are in my tank, he does very well with everyone even when hermit crabs go in his house he will literally take them and spit them out lol but you must feed him at least every other day or there will be a chance he could hurt someone

Hey guys, so I have a juvenile Engineer Goby, and he is still little (about 3.5 inches). Anyway I was wondering if anyone has successfully kept clownfish in a tank with an engineer goby. I know that at this point it would not be able to eat the clownfish, but once it is larger would it eat it (assuming it is fed everyday several times)?