Spotted my Carribean clingfish today

[Reefing102]

Not the best pictures but he was a hitchhiker on some KP live rock. I honestly thought he died. Nope. Turns out he found his way to the sump and has lived there ever since. Last I saw him he was about 1/2 inch. He’s now about 1.5 inches. Found him while cleaning the sump some.

 

[dedragon]

very interesting find and cool that it survived both live rock shipping and pipework and filter mesh to make it to the sump, that little guy's a survivor

 

[BirdFish5000]

What an adorable little guy

 

[Reefing102]

He’s surprisingly aggressive. Not scared of my hand and jumping at the batttlebrush I was using to clean the sides. With how tiny he was originally, and I don’t run filtersocks, it probably wasn’t too terrible of a ride for him

 

[Nano sapiens]

Most likely Gobiesox strumosus. They get up to 3" max.

 

[Reefing102]

Thanks! I appreciate that!

 

[Tired]

What a wonderful hitchhiker! These little guys are great, but they do have the small problem of a rather large mouth for their size, meaning anything that isn't bigger than them is a potential meal.

 

[Reefing102]

Thanks! Yea I’m glad he’s in my sump. Not that I have small fish but I don’t think I’d ever see him otherwise