Hello I have looked online and also read through my Reef Aquarium Fishes book and can’t ID my fish. I purchased him at lfs and they incorrectly had him labeled as a yellow watchmen goby. Unless he is some type of subspecies I don’t believe this is correct. He is very active and friendly. Constantly swimming and only goes into rocks to sleep or hide. I included a video so you can see his swimming motion if that helps. He is a gold yellow color with blue eyes .
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Wow thank you for making me aware. I would never have thought that. They are very aggressive grabbing the bits of food during feeding time. I did notice they had issues biting some of the fish pellets and swallowing them. I just crumble some of the pellets when feeding and they have no issue gobbling it down now. I have always done frozen one day and pellets the next for a while . I use P.E. Pellets and frozen enriched mysis. Unless it is an internal issue , he is a very strong eater as of now . I will keep an eye on him. I also have a mandarin goby that I have kept for over a year and I culture my own copepods for him recently, so I am use to picky eaters. Thanks for educating me and I’ll keep an eye on lil buddyMidas blennies have an issue where they eat well, but get really skinny and many of them die. This one is already a bit thin. Here is a post I started about that issue:
Skinny Blenny issue
Skinny blennies: Midas blennies are much more difficult to maintain than their common presence in the pet trade would have you believe. They are very prone to starvation. It is unknown if this is due to not feeding them often enough, not feeding enough, feeding the wrong foods, or if internal...
Jay
Ok , so even if he is eating good - keep an eye on his weight. I will try and feed 4 x a day like you suggest. ThxMidas blennies have an issue where they eat well, but get really skinny and many of them die. This one is already a bit thin. Here is a post I started about that issue:
Skinny Blenny issue
Skinny blennies: Midas blennies are much more difficult to maintain than their common presence in the pet trade would have you believe. They are very prone to starvation. It is unknown if this is due to not feeding them often enough, not feeding enough, feeding the wrong foods, or if internal...
Jay
