What gobies can go in a 10 gal?

[Unitylover]

What gobies can go in 10 gal besides clown goby?

 

[Paul B]

The temptation to grab a yellow or green from my LFS is getting to me but the issue is trying to sex both my current species AND the one in the LFS.

That is a problem with these green ones. I have about 6 or 7 of them and I have not seen any spawning but yellow clown gobies spawn constantly but they kill the coral with their eggs. They killed all my acropora with eggs.
You can see her eggs above her here.

 

[i cant think]

That is a problem with these green ones. I have about 6 or 7 of them and I have not seen any spawning but yellow clown gobies spawn constantly but they kill the coral with their eggs. They killed all my acropora with eggs.
You can see her eggs above her here.

I think as long as you have a larger one and a smaller one you have a chance of male & female which is why I’d probably grab a second black but again, trying to estimate size in the LFS is hard.

 

[i cant think]

Bryaninops
- Pink Eyed Goby (B. natans)
Stonogobiops
- Yasha High Fin Goby (S. yasha)
- Black Ray Shrimp Goby (S. nametodes)
Gobiodon
- Black Clown Goby (G. strangulatus)
- Yellow Clown Goby (G. okinawae)
- Blue Spot Clown Goby (G. histrio)
- Citron Goby (G. citrinus)
- Green Clown Goby (G. atrangulatus)
Signigobiops
- Twin Spot Goby (S. biocellatus)
Vanderhorstia
- Yellow lined shrimp goby (V. flavilineata)
Tryssogobius
- Sarah’s fairy goby (T. sarah)
- Collins Fairy Goby (T. collini)
Tigrigobius
- Green Banded Goby (T. multifasciatus)
- Tiger Goby (T. macradon)
Trimma
- Red spotted dwarf goby (T. rubromaculatum)
- Red stripped goby (T. cana)
Eviota
- Neon Dwarf Goby (T. atriventris)
- Two Stripe Pygmy Goby (T. bifasciata)
Priolepis
- Zebra Goby (P. nocturna)
- Yellow Priolepis Goby (P. aureoviridis)
Paragobiodon
- Panda goby (P. lacunicolis)
Koumansetta
- Hectors Goby (K. hectori)
- Court Jester Goby (K. rainfordi)
Exyrias
- E. spp.
Callogobius
- Amikami goby (C. amikami)
Elacantinus
- Neon Goby - “Blue Stripe” (E. oceanops)
- Neon Goby - “Gold stripe” (E. figaro)
- Shark Nose Goby (E. evilynae)
- Red Head Goby (E. puncticulatum)
Bathygobius
- B. andrei
Amblygobius
- Banded goby (A. phalaena)
- Half Barred Goby (A. semicinctus)
Discordipinna
- Spike Fin/Griessingeri Goby (D. griessingeri)
Coryphopterus
Luposicya
Acentrogobius


The last three genera I have found to be very uncommonly kept in captivity.

I will say these are only a few from each genus so you may come across rarer to find species such as Stonogobiops dracula.

 

[DeniseAndy]

That is a problem with these green ones. I have about 6 or 7 of them and I have not seen any spawning but yellow clown gobies spawn constantly but they kill the coral with their eggs. They killed all my acropora with eggs.
You can see her eggs above her here.

I had a pair of yellows that did the same thing to my staghorn. It survived just fine though. Well, until I had a huge crisis. That was over 10 yrs ago though.

 

[Unitylover]

I’d be cautious if it’s a clownfish in with them, they can get aggressive and not many gobies work with aggression however it should work if the clown is still juvenile (Be warned, as an adult the clownfish may turn that tank into a crime scene).

Ive heard that they're fine If they aren't a pair, since I have 1, she should get along with one of them.

 

[i cant think]

Ive heard that they're fine If they aren't a pair, since I have 1, she should get along with one of them.

My female is aggressive even without a male, she mainly swims up to the lubbocki fairy wrasses when they get too close to the ricordea. She mainly puts up her fins and defends.

 

[Sharkbait19]

My female killed my firefish and fought with my gramma on her own (after killing the male). Your best bet is to stick with sand dwelling or rock dwelling gobies that spend little time in open water.

 

[Paul B]

Ive heard that they're fine If they aren't a pair, since I have 1, she should get along with one of them.

I think they are all pairs. I have never had two of them that didn't spawn. I think they can change to whatever they want to be.

 

[Unitylover]

I think they are all pairs. I have never had two of them that didn't spawn. I think they can change to whatever they want to be.

I have 1 clown.

 

[Unitylover]

My female killed my firefish and fought with my gramma on her own (after killing the male). Your best bet is to stick with sand dwelling or rock dwelling gobies that spend little time in open water.

so will a clown goby be sufficient?

 

[Unitylover]

also, for further clarification, when my female killed my male, he was VERY sick, and she never hurt him before.

 

[Sharkbait19]

so will a clown goby be sufficient?

Assuming it stays out of the way.
I did consider one for my tank with the murderous clown, didn’t seem like compatibility would be an issue. I just wasn’t sure if I could care for one without an acro colony.

 

[i cant think]

Assuming it stays out of the way.
I did consider one for my tank with the murderous clown, didn’t seem like compatibility would be an issue. I just wasn’t sure if I could care for one without an acro colony.

You can keep clown gobies without acros, the only coral I have in my nano with my BCG are LPS and Softies/Mushrooms.

 

[Unitylover]

can you keep clown gobies in a fowlr then? My tank is one

 

[i cant think]

can you keep clown gobies in a fowlr then? My tank is one

Yeah you can as long as nothing is able to eat it or become EXTREMELY aggressive towards it.

 

[Unitylover]

Yeah you can as long as nothing is able to eat it or become EXTREMELY aggressive towards it.

Ill contemplate the clownfish to clown goby relationship, but when I might get the goby, Ill see their size

 

[Unitylover]

Ill prob get a second clownfish, but I just wanted to get some ideas for other fish

 

[i cant think]

Ill prob get a second clownfish, but I just wanted to get some ideas for other fish

after looking through my tank, I have found my Yasha and Koumansetta gobies to be the most secretive and more sand bed aimed fish. I would certainly say that those gobies would probably stay further out of the way of a clownfish than a clown goby.

 

[Unitylover]

after looking through my tank, I have found my Yasha and Koumansetta gobies to be the most secretive and more sand bed aimed fish. I would certainly say that those gobies would probably stay further out of the way of a clownfish than a clown goby.

ye, but I dont have them at my LFS, and Ill prob get a second clown lol

 

[dtm2420]

ye, but I dont have them at my LFS, and Ill prob get a second clown lol

Most local fish stores will order specific fish for you. Even Petco will order saltwater fish you want