Rainford’s Goby

[WillB]

what do you feed it? I added one yesterday but havent gotten it to eat yet. its belly looks full though and it is constantly sifting sand. Do i need to worry about feeding it or just allow it to eat off the established tank? 33g display, 20g sump SPS dominant. add pods every other month and daily dose phyto to feed pods and corals.

 

[Maritimer]

My understanding is that one of their favorite snacks is green hair algae, along with 'pods and whatever they sift from the sand.

~Bruce

 

[minus9]

They sift through sand and pick at filamentous algae. They may take prepared foods, but mostly live off of pods and micro algae. I've never seen mine eat pellets or LRS, which is what I feed, but he's fat healthy. I know they mention them as being a nano-sized fish, but I wouldn't keep one in anything smaller than a 30g that's well established with a healthy pod population and no competition for food.