Tips for sleeper goby and scooter blenny success?

Shilpan Patel · Aug 11, 2018

Hey guys! I have a 105gallon softie tank with a Refugium, Sandbed and live rock. It’s 2.5 years old. I have a tang, some clowns, a chromis and a shrimp.

I recently bought and put a lovely banded sleeper goby (I wanted a sand sifter) and an adult sized scooter blenny into my QT. I wanted a mandarin but opted for the scooter as I hear they fare better.

I’ve seen them both eat pellets in the fish shop. They’ve been in the QT for 8hrs so far and seem ok. Do you guys have any tips for either of these fish for long term success? Anything I can do whilst they’re in QT to maximize my chances?

I usually do cupramine, and a FW dip to look for worms and then observe for a week.

Reeferdood · Aug 11, 2018

Shilpan Patel said:
Hey guys! I have a 105gallon softie tank with a Refugium, Sandbed and live rock. It’s 2.5 years old. I have a tang, some clowns, a chromis and a shrimp.

I recently bought and put a lovely banded sleeper goby (I wanted a sand sifter) and an adult sized scooter blenny into my QT. I wanted a mandarin but opted for the scooter as I hear they fare better.

I’ve seen them both eat pellets in the fish shop. They’ve been in the QT for 8hrs so far and seem ok. Do you guys have any tips for either of these fish for long term success? Anything I can do whilst they’re in QT to maximize my chances?

I usually do cupramine, and a FW dip to look for worms and then observe for a week.

@Humblefish
I have had a mandarin in my reef now for 2 years, the key for their success besides good water is a good pod population! Sand sifters are cool but if you plan on keeping anything on the sandbed there will be a good chance it will get buried by the sand sifter, AKA bulldozer..

Shilpan Patel · Aug 11, 2018

Or alternatively if there’s a good thread already somewhere please link me

I know it must be a pain to repeat yourselves, I just trust the advice on here far more than my LFS

Gareth elliott · Aug 11, 2018

While in qt could try to continuously hatch brine shrimp for the dragonette. More realistic than thinking your going to have enough pods or funds to keep buying pods in a qt system.

Humblefish · Aug 11, 2018

Gareth elliott said:
While in qt could try to continuously hatch brine shrimp for the dragonette. More realistic than thinking your going to have enough pods or funds to keep buying pods in a qt system.

^^ This; and spot feed pellets/frozen several times a day until the mandy is ready to go into the DT.