QT rock, now what??

[JHSteepat]

I tried…. TB saltwater sent gorgeous rocks and sand. I am keeping it in a 29g tank to fallow and to catch anything I don’t want in my display. Not complaining, the rocks have some SPS (porites, maybe), sponges, dusters, and tons of coralline, and some macroalgae. What I didn’t expect is the tiny goby-looking fish, which is ruining the concept of fallow qt.

I saw the fish once but don’t expect to see it often. it is too small to find easily and even if I could remove it from the qt, it looks like a sand sifter (tiger??), so I’d have a hard time feeding it.

Thoughts on how to best proceed? Just observe for a month? Tank is getting some phyto to support pods, etc., so I suppose if it survives, I can feel better re no bad diseases….????

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Lucky you! Any chance we can get a pic or video of the little guy?

Gobies are one of the more disease resistant fishes out there..... Continue to monitor tho

 

[Stealthreefer]

Just proceed as you were.
If the fish has a disease that is spreadable its already on the rock too.

 

[JHSteepat]

I can try to get a pic, but I am not sure I will see it again as it is small and very hard to see.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

also, I would avoid trying to get rid of all the undesirables. If these were my rock , i would ride along with it

 

[JHSteepat]

also, I would avoid trying to get rid of all the undesirables. If these were my rock , i would ride along with it

Just observing to make sure there are no gorilla crabs or mantis shrimp (seen nothing since arrival), or nems I don’t want to put in my DT. The rest is perfectly fine.

 

[JHSteepat]

Ok this is as good as I can get with the dslr edited on the phone. Some sort of goby, only an inch or so long -at most. ID? It doesn’t look like a tiger.

 

[JHSteepat]

I guess I’ll let ot grow for a month or two then put it into the dt with the rocks. Worried the hungry clowns, royal gramma or the on-the-way midas blenny will eat it.

Am I worried too much over this thing?