I hate my diamond gobygoby

[Shaddow_wolf169]

@Shaddow_wolf169 The diamond goby and turbo snails both kinda look out of place in that little tank anyway.

I wouldn't consider a 125g dt small

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Don't get me wrong I like watching my diamond goby mess with the snails and the hermits but I just got every thing cleaned up and he was back at it. He also has a bone with my hippo tang.

 

[N1Husker]

They got personality alright, sometimes it's just not that great

That is so funny. It certainly keeps them both busy.

 

[N1Husker]

I have 2 gobies, a orange spot and a pink bar, but no sand sifters. I used to have one, but he made such a mess, I took him back to my LFS. I also got rid of my clownfish because the female was killing any new fish I put in the tank. She was nasty.

 

[Bob Escher]

I have the same issue with mine including picking up matrix rocks and snails and moving them around my 45 gallon he's big about five inches now and I curse him everyday but we love him
Plus he does keep thentank clean

 

[Leslie Tabor]

I've learned to deal with my goby's games. Just don't put corals where they can get buried and make sure Rockwork is secure. Every once in a while I'll **** him off by fixing his mess and watching him go to work again

Lol I LOVE doing that to my engineer goby! He is a foot long now so he is big enough for me to read the curse words in his eyes! Love him to bits!

 

[rhorn67]

Had mine for 8 months. He was great at keeping the sand clean and I didn't mind the piles he made. Once I started putting corals in the sand he had to go. Constantly dumping sand on them and digging under them. Took a few weeks then my daughter was able to sneak up behind him with a net and wham-o he was out!

 

[Reefster]

I think My Goby is Gonzo, but the pistol shrimp is what is causing all the piles of sand in my tank....haven't seen my Goby in months.

 

[mcarroll]

I wouldn't consider a 125g dt small

Deceiving pic in post #1.

But if you're looking for a reason to make a change (hence the thread title?), he's still a BIG SAND SIFTER for that tank IMO. Just not as big as I thought at first.