Twin spot goby!!?

Roberto CRC · Oct 3, 2016

Hi frends,

These fish are so functional to help move the sand and keep it clean?

How difficult it is to succeed in keeping them alive?

What is the principal food of their diet?

They are jumping out of the tank?

Regards

Paul B · Oct 3, 2016

They are a very difficult fish to keep alive because they strain their food out of fine sand so if your fine sand is full of living things, like every half inch, you have a shot

Roberto CRC · Oct 3, 2016

I understand and what other fish can be functional to help clean the sand and if possible also the stones?

I have no problem with seaweed, but some stones and small sand areas have diatom.

I've had diamond goby but has jumped from the tank but I put a lid egg create .

madweazl · Oct 3, 2016

Paul B said:
They are a very difficult fish to keep alive because they strain their food out of fine sand so if your fine sand is full of living things, like every half inch, you have a shot

I never had a chance to find out because the Randall's goby chased it mercilessly.

Roberto CRC · Oct 3, 2016

madweazl said:
I never had a chance to find out because the Randall's goby chased it mercilessly.

Randall´s goby?

madweazl · Oct 3, 2016

Roberto CRC said:
Randall´s goby?

Amblyeleotris randalli. They arent sand sifters but the pistols sure move a bunch in their area. For you, a diamond goby might be a good choice.

eatbreakfast · Oct 4, 2016

What size tank? How old is the tank? Diatoms aren't abnormal in newer setups. Conchs, and nassarius snails can help keep the sand cleaned and turned over. Trochus and turbo snails, as well as emerald crabs can help on the rocks.

Roberto CRC · Oct 4, 2016

madweazl said:
Amblyeleotris randalli. They arent sand sifters but the pistols sure move a bunch in their area. For you, a diamond goby might be a good choice.

Sure, the Diamond Goby has served me well but I bought 2 not live more than 2 weeks because they jump out of the tank.

The goby of your pic is cute.

Roberto CRC · Oct 4, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
What size tank? How old is the tank? Diatoms aren't abnormal in newer setups. Conchs, and nassarius snails can help keep the sand cleaned and turned over. Trochus and turbo snails, as well as emerald crabs can help on the rocks.

My tank is 150 gallons, already has more than 1 year.

Not that I have an explosion of diatoms, are only certain areas where there is, but I want to be clean.

madweazl · Oct 4, 2016

Roberto CRC said:
Sure, the Diamond Goby has served me well but I bought 2 not live more than 2 weeks because they jump out of the tank.

The goby of your pic is cute.

Lots of stories of jumping fish out there but I've never had one jump without reason (ie being harassed by other fish, disease/parasite, or us digging around in the tank too much). I dont run screens I have lost a fish or two from jumping but there was a reason each time.

stevo01 · Oct 4, 2016

I agree. The one time my diamond goby jumped the tank (I was standing right there) was when I unplugged my light and the tank went suddenly dark. Freaked him right out.

Roberto CRC · Oct 5, 2016

I understand the issue of whether jumping is there a reason that upset or frightened, at least in my case the last one I bought was the one that lasted 15 or 22 days and I saw walk very quiet everywhere and no one bother him. But when he jumped I never saw him until the next day and died.

In my case not encientes or blow off, then gradually lights make that possibility if I discard.