Green banded goby

Whysosalty · Feb 18, 2018

Hello all,
Thinking about nabbing a couple green banded gobies. Anyone ever keep them? I have a neon blue goby, two orange spotted gobies and a firefish in the tank

dbl · Feb 19, 2018

Giving this a bump to see if we have any with experience mixing gobies. Hope it works out because the green banded are such a pretty fish.

Whysosalty · Feb 19, 2018

They are beautiful fish. Anyone have an answer???

wowkingjames · Feb 19, 2018

He sure is.

Whysosalty · Feb 19, 2018

Well I will have a result in the next couple days. I bought two of them and they will be coming tomorrow morning.

Whysosalty · Feb 20, 2018

The tiniest little fish I’ve ever seen

NeuroticAquatics · Feb 20, 2018

I got four direct from Puerto Rico before the destruction. I think I might have one or two left. A couple died within two days of arrival and I see one from time to time, never both, so I’m not sure on the number. It has ended up in my filter sock and sump twice, so keep that in mind if it goes missing. They are beautiful little gobies.

Whysosalty · Feb 20, 2018

I bought two of them on LA. So far the smaller of the two is out and about. I’ve yet to see the bigger one come back out since putting it in.

Zwogle · Feb 20, 2018

Love this fish, very small and interesting. Mine only lasted for a couple months, usually out perched on the rock.

Whysosalty · Feb 20, 2018

Any reason why either of your guys fish didn’t last too long?

Zwogle · Feb 20, 2018

None really, it was eating misys and brine daily, I never saw any aggression from tank mates.

NanoCrazed · Feb 20, 2018

I had a pair as well along with a few other smaller gobies... they like to eat pods and Cyclops.

Sadly mine only lasted a few months as well...

Whysosalty · Feb 20, 2018

Where were you guys 2 days ago before I bought the fish!?? Just kidding. Well hopefully I can rewrite the script and keep them alive longer. Any tips on how to care for these cuties??

mmw64 · Feb 20, 2018

Whysosalty said:
Well I will have a result in the next couple days. I bought two of them and they will be coming tomorrow morning.

Where did you find them?

Whysosalty · Feb 20, 2018

I bought them of Liveaquaria. They arrived perfect, they just do their own thing in the tank

Kyl · Feb 21, 2018

Really wish ORA didn't discontinue offering these guys, seems to be super hard to source otherwise now. Two years and I haven't had luck up North yet, except one store that wants almost $50 each.

NeuroticAquatics · Feb 26, 2018

I’ve had mine for a while now. I just saw them both together a couple days ago. I don’t do anything out of the ordinary, just feed my Reef and they must be getting food somehow.

Whysosalty · Feb 26, 2018

Yeah honestly they eat just about anything they can fit in their tiny little mouths. A lot of the tome they just eat pods with my mandarin goby

Sarlindescent · Feb 26, 2018

I have had 2 in a Nuvo20 for about a year. They eat everything from roe to rod's to the smallest NLS pellets. I would assume I got 2 males. They chase each other every time they see each other. Fun to watch and seem hardy.

Johnny Nice Guy · Apr 6, 2022

Whysosalty said:
They are beautiful fish. Anyone have an answer???

Just from my experience two in a, 20 gallon aquarium was fine. I,am a big fan for rockwork. Given, if not a large amounts of space you can make up for it with, plenty of hiding spots. I once had the two, plus other gobies and dartfish. I called it my jumper tank. I'm in the works of creating another, like system.
You should be fine with a, goby/dartfish if you introduce same species as long as they are introduced at the same time.
Good Luck!