Yasha Goby

[AaronOB82]

Hey guys, I just bought a Yasha Goby today and was wondering who's had experience with these fish. He's in a 55 gallon reef tank and I can't seem to find him anywhere and I'm getting a little paranoid that he might be dead or just hiding. Any answers ?

 

[DipG]

They are shy and will take time to come out. Do you have a pistol or candy cane shrimp? Generally they will find each other and share a burrow. My yasha was shy for 3 years I had him and always stayed close to his burrow. Came out at feeding time every day.

 

[AaronOB82]

No shrimp. Just the goby. And a bunch of other fish.

 

[Marshall O]

That's a big tank for a little fish I am sure it is fine. You may not see it too much, at least until it gets more comfortable. This is typically a fish put into nano tanks for this reason. However again, you may find you will see yours plenty so don't worry yet.

 

[rworegon]

Here's my Yahsa. He's in a 6 gal Fluval Edge paired with a candy cane pistol.
_IGP6192 by rworegon, on Flickr

And a rather stylized photo of the same fish:
_IGP6186 by rworegon, on Flickr

I agree with the above poster that a 50 is a rather large system for this fish, although there is a 30 gal cube upgrade in the works as I type this. They are a wonderful little fish.

 

[saltyhog]

Hmmm. Mine is in a 6 ft, 155 gallon tank. Had him about 18 months. This is where he hangs out with his Randal's pistol shrimp. There is a hole in this live rock that is covered with GSP. Sometimes he comes out of the hole, sometimes under the edge.

 

[Reefkids]

Love these two. Goby came first and super shy. Added shrimp a few weeks later. Assumed he was going to die since he was so small and just floated around the tank for a day. He disappeared, then the goby disappeared. 3 days later they emerged from the same place as buddies. Doing great the past couple months.

 

[Reefkids]

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