Flaming Prawn Goby

[Rob.D]

hey I got one of those at least I think I still do lol seen it like 5 times in 6 months mostly at night when the bigger fish are hidding guess he fells its safe to come out

Thanks, I might take a look tonight.

 

[kacrocorals581]

Thanks, I might take a look tonight.

yeah if yours ends up like mine its a amazing thing when you do see it tell everyone in the room not to move or breath lol

 

[ZIGGY63]

That's small

 

[Sully]

I'd suggest not taking a look or moving things around. The fact you see the small pile of white sand ot of the ordinary says they're fine and doing their thing. I wouldn't disrupt that. The thing with a goby/shrimp pair is they're going to do what they do and you can't force them to be where you want them. I've had a pair for almost two years. They'll be front and center as the showcase of the tank for months and then just disappear for weeks on end. The only way I know they're around is the goby will come out at feeding time.

 

[Rob.D]

I can't believe it, I caught a glimpse of the goby tonight!!!! It appears to be sharing the same hidding spot as my purple fire fish.

 

[Outlaw]

I have one in QT, he'll be going in my freshly cycled office 20gal tomorrow. $40 at LPS. Haven't seen him much since, but I did catch a glimpse of his tail last night, so he's still alive. I guess I'm going to have to acclimate the whole rock tomorrow.

 

[Rob.D]

Well, over the past 2 months I've seen the goby maybe 3-4 times and he's in a 12" cube but when I do see it, it sure is beautiful!

 

[Pete polyp]

I'd suggest not taking a look or moving things around. The fact you see the small pile of white sand ot of the ordinary says they're fine and doing their thing. I wouldn't disrupt that. The thing with a goby/shrimp pair is they're going to do what they do and you can't force them to be where you want them. I've had a pair for almost two years. They'll be front and center as the showcase of the tank for months and then just disappear for weeks on end. The only way I know they're around is the goby will come out at feeding time.

This has been my experience as well. I only saw the goby for the first ten minutes of putting him in the tank for over 6 Months. I assumed the shrimp killed him the first night because he snapped all night long. Six months later to my surprise they both emerged from a new burrow opening in the front of the tank. It makes it a nice treat every now and then when they decide to be out and about in a spot where you can see them.