New Watchmen Goby not really doing much in the tank

[Zeal]

So I got this Watchmen Goby today. I acclimated him to the tank over about an house slowly raising the salt to 1.025.

I put him in around… 3pm(?) and hasn’t really done much. He was swimming in the water column a couple hours ago then settled back down on the sand. He’s been in the same spot for a couple hours now. I did see him eat something off the sandbed.

I have a pistol shrimp in the tank I was hoping they would like up and he would be in the safety of the pistol shrimp tunnels…

Hopefully this guy survives the night…

 

[James M]

New watchmen Goby just chilling on the sandbed..

So I just got this watchmen Goby and a pistol shrimp this evening. I added them at the same time and this little guy is just chilling on the sandbed. It’s moving sometime it spazzes out for a brief moment then goes back down to the sandbed. I added it while the tank was dark so maybe it’s...

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You’ve posted the same type of post earlier this month, you’ll get the same questions. Also they do need sand

 

[Zionas]

That’s just the way they are. Without a shrimp they’re just kind of… existing.

 

[HeyLookItsCaps]

It’ll be fine, they take time to find each other sometimes

 

[JNalley]

Mine has been lethargic as well for about the last month in a 32.5 gallon tank. I have a Japanese Pistol in there but they haven't paired. He hangs out in his chosen spot (behind some rockwork in his own little burrow he made) and only comes out to eat really...