watchm goby

cneidigh · Apr 4, 2016

so I purchased a nice size diamond watchman goby after acclimation of about an hr I release him into my tank only for him to disappear. I have a 75 gal with a lot of rock I seen him the same night laying on the sand bed in the back of the tank. After I woke up in the am he was gone. I have not seen him or any signs of him at all.i have a couple tunnels show up under my rock but no other evidence of him being alive. Does anyone know of a way to try and hoax him out from under the rock to see if hes even still alive its about mo. now since I bought him

Weeble10 · Apr 4, 2016

My guess is he's fine! I have a YWG paired with a pistol in a 29g cube....he disappears frequently. One week I see him almost every day then poof....gone for a month. With the size of your display he has tons of hiding spots.

cneidigh · Apr 4, 2016

ok I got my water checked recently everything was fine but my ph was at about 7.0ish I have a bad bloom of brown algae so I can see clearly if the sand had been shifted thru or anything and there hasn't been nothing..i bought a green pistol shrimp from aquarium depot (only because I had a created on my account from then sending me D.O.A. items for a month)...but Im hoping the GPS will pair up with the goby (if he alive) and I will start seeing more him.. he just such a pretty fish to hide all the time lol

cneidigh · Apr 4, 2016

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Weeble10 · Apr 4, 2016

It is amazing when you get a glimpse of a Goby and Pistol pair working. One of the coolest things You'll ever see in your tank! Listen for your pistol, you'll hear him snapping in there too

. Not sure a Diamond will pair with a pistol though?

cneidigh · Apr 4, 2016

ya my brother in law has a 40 breeder with like 3 small rocks and you can look under his tank and see the cave system his pair has made..im excited and hope all is well I need something pushing and sifting thru my sand bed..so ya hopefully he is still alive. he was a good 3 tp 4 inches long

eatbreakfast · Apr 5, 2016

Diamond gobies, though sometimes sold as diamond watchman gobies, are not actually a watchman goby. They are a sand sifter and do not pr with pistol shrimp. Also, they are significantly more visible in a tank, as they should be out sifting sand almost constantly. Hiding for a couple of days is normal, but should end quickly.

They are also accomplished jumpers, so if there are any openings in the top, it may have jumped.