Diamond Goby Stopped sifting sand

riguy314 · May 5, 2017

need some help. we have a diamond goby that for some reason the last couple of days has stopped sifting sand. any ideas as to why? he appears to be healthy, has been in the tank for years and we haven't added any new few in 3 months. there was never an issue. tank specs are good. ALK 8.5, PH 8, cal 425. does anyone have any ideas?

sternicus · May 5, 2017

Could something be scaring it away?

riguy314 · May 5, 2017

sternicus said:
Could something be scaring it away?

i don't think so. he still comes out of his borrow. just moves around and goes back in.

4FordFamily · May 5, 2017

riguy314 said:
i don't think so. he still comes out of his borrow. just moves around and goes back in.

Maybe it started eating your food offerings?

It's strange for a fish to lose this instinctual behavior... that's puzzling! Maybe it's old? Is it a large fish?

riguy314 · May 6, 2017

4FordFamily said:
Maybe it started eating your food offerings?

It's strange for a fish to lose this instinctual behavior... that's puzzling! Maybe it's old? Is it a large fish?

he is a larger fish but we got him when he was small. he has been eating food the entire time we have had him as well as sifting sanding. doesn't make any sense.

Eddie Rogers · Jun 1, 2017

Bump

What happened?
Did he start shifting sand again

Adam113 · Jun 1, 2017

My diamond goby sifted sand nonstop when I first got him. I think after they deplete the sand bed they don't do it quite as often. Now he mostly re-landscapes his burrows. Thankfully he is a fat boy and eats any food I feed the tank.

riguy314 · Jun 4, 2017

yes he came out about 4 days later as if nothing happened. status quo and back to normal. i don't get it but glad he's back. i had purchased new frozen food. maybe it was a bad batch. i threw it out and bought new food. maybe that was it.