Smallest goby?

[armandoarturo]

Hi everyone!
I have a 65-70 Gallon aquarium, with 1"- 1.5" deep special grade sand bed...
Im looking for a small goby that will help sift the sand around and keep it cleaner... (Nasarius and Strombus dont seem to be helping much).
I cant seem to find which one is the smallest species... (I like to keep small fish, thats why).
Any suggestions?

 

[fishski13]

Basically the smallest goby I can think that will sort of shift sand is the court jester. But if you want a better sand shifting goby you should look at the diamond goby, blue dot, or orange cross hatch

 

[areefer01]

Hi - you can check out Biota's Links Goby. It is pretty small and will sift the sand. However I do not believe it will be that big of a work horse. I have one in a 210 display and it is visible. However there are a few days whereas I don't see it.

Is my sand cleaner? Probably not as I have a lot of it. Does it sift sand though? Yes. Is it a cool little goby? Yes, it is. Captive bred/raised to boot so good for the environment. Buy direct from Biota and it will be very healthy.

TL ; DR - Links goby may give you a little something and it isn't that common in home aquaria. Pretty. Unique.

 

[tbrown]

+1 Court Jester Goby
Also, very similar in size and appearance is the Hector's Goby. They do soft sand but not a lot. I have a Hector's in my 75 and he spits sand but it doesn't look especially clean.

I'd recommend nassarius snails, a conch, a Hector's or Court Jester and still maybe a Diamond Goby ..

 

[DaneGer21]

Smallest I can think of is a Yasha Goby, but not sand sifting.

Probably a small diamond would be good

 

[i cant think]

Anything from the genus Koumansetta, which should be rather easy as only 2 of the three species are available in this hobby that I know of. Those two species are;
- Koumansetta hectori
- Koumansetta rainfordi
The most commonly mentioned one will be Koumansetta rainfordi as it’s often seen as the prettier one however in person the Golden lines of Koumansetta hectori just glow with the dark brown background whereas the rainfordi seems to just all fade in with eachother.

In terms of which is better for sifting, it’s honestly not much of a difference (if any). I “recently” put an article about the sandsifters against what I call sand dwellers which brushes up on why I think some sandaifters just aren’t worth it.

 

[tbrown]

Anything from the genus Koumansetta, which should be rather easy as only 2 of the three species are available in this hobby that I know of. Those two species are;
- Koumansetta hectori
- Koumansetta rainfordi
The most commonly mentioned one will be Koumansetta rainfordi as it’s often seen as the prettier one however in person the Golden lines of Koumansetta hectori just glow with the dark brown background whereas the rainfordi seems to just all fade in with eachother.

In terms of which is better for sifting, it’s honestly not much of a difference (if any). I “recently” put an article about the sandsifters against what I call sand dwellers which brushes up on why I think some sandaifters just aren’t worth it.

True! Hector's and Court Jester!