New yellow watchman goby

[siner94]

Hey, I’m new to the saltwater keeping and I recently purchased a yellow watman goby but I don’t know he’s supposed to behave in his new home.. need help..

 

[TheEngineer]

I have one in my tank. Is it behaving strangely?

 

[siner94]

It’s just swimming back to back. Isn’t it suppose to burrow?

 

[TheEngineer]

They usually set up a place where they’ll hide. Mine didn’t dig a burrow but generally stays in that area. It swims around looking for food now and then.

Yours is constantly swimming around?

 

[siner94]

He was at first now he’s just laying there. Do you think it’s need a pistol shrimp?

 

[TheEngineer]

It is a perching fish, not a swimming fish. So it will spend nearly all of its time sitting on the substrate. That’s normal. You can add a pistol shrimp but it won’t make the fish swim around more.

 

[Katrina71]

Goby/pistol pairs are the coolest thing to watch.

 

[siner94]

I’ve had the lights off for about 2 hours so it won’t steer him when should I turn them on again?

 

[TheEngineer]

I’ve had the lights off for about 2 hours so it won’t steer him when should I turn them on again?

I don’t understand the question...

 

[siner94]

How long until I turn on my lights? After adding my YWG

 

[TheEngineer]

Oh. You just added this fish? They take a few days to settle in. I’d leave the lights off for the rest of the day and follow your normal schedule tomorrow.

 

[chum]

make sure all your parameters are good and put a lid on the tank. they are jumpers. get it a tiger pistol shrimp and watch them fall in love. i bought mine a year ago and they were not paired when i bought them. took about 10 minutes and it was love at first sight.

 

[siner94]

Awesome!!! Thanks for the help guys