Two Spot Goby

[jy808]

I was looking for a diamondback goby for the past week, but visited a few LFS today and they started stocking the two spot goby. After seeing how beautiful it looked, it took over me and I just had to purchase it. I had already understood it was as hard as keeping a mandarin goby, but I did it anyway!

Hoping to get a few questions answered from experienced owners and hopefully it survives!

1. Quarantine - It's currently in my QT with no sand bed whatsoever. Although my 42g will have PLENTY(!!) of coral sand. Would it be wise to put a small container of coral sand from my DT for the two spot goby?
2. Food - I understand copepods would be ideal, there are some in my DT but am trying to train it to eat other food. I was thinking if I place a 3" sandbed in a container, then place some pellets/frozen brine shrimp under the sand bed so it could get used to the food. Feasible?
3. Copper - If the above doesn't work, and is still isn't eating in the QT. I would probably dose the QT with copper treatment to rid any parasites as soon as possible. Which would allow it to get into the DT where it would be more suitable, ASAP. I was thinking a 4 day QT in copper treatment for the Two Spot Goby then into the DT (plenty of sand and rocks, which is a more suitable environment)
4. Pairs - Are they more suitable in pairs in the tank?
5. Jumpers - I understand the diamond back goby are known to be jumpers, are the two spot goby any different?

 

[Viking_Reefing]

I really wouldn’t put them in a sterile QT environment, that will be like a death sentence to them. If you want to QT them you should do that in a tank with live rock and sand.

They do great in pair by the way.

 

[jy808]

Well. First night in the QT and it's died. It's such a shame. It didn't survive 1 night and I'm wondering what could be wrong? Surely 1 night in a QT without sand would have killed it.

It's currently in the QT with a copperband butterfly, fire goby and a yellow clown goby. Doesn't look like any physical damage.

The two spot goby arrived at the LFS yesterday and i immediately bought it yesterday. I believe the stress on it could have caused this being in a truck, put into the LFS tank, and the into my QT in the space of 24 hrs. Maybe i should have waited...

It the QT I did dose it with praziquantel. Although minor traces would have remained as i had already did 2 water changes in the qt before putting the two spot goby. My praziquantel were in form of tablets and minor traces may have remained on the qt floor and may have sucked it thinking it's sand? But they say this medication is fish friendly? How are the two spot with praziquantel?

There is another one at the LFS which I'm tempted to buy and place straight into my DT. Any suggestions on how to prevent any diseases?