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FAQs on Amblygobius Gobies, Behavior
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Ranford hiding 2/20/06
I put my Ranford goby into my 42 gallon reef tank a month ago and have
seen him only twice since. Once, immediately after we released him into our
tank and then once more about 2 and a half weeks later. I haven't seen him
since then (about 2 weeks ago). Are these fish prone to hide away for that
long? My first thought was that he got sucked up, or jumped out of the tank
(which they aren't prone to doing) but then I saw him swimming around just fine
2 weeks after I put him in. I turned my back and poof, he was gone again. I
didn't think Rainford's liked to hide away. BTW - great website. Ken
Greenwood
<<Like most similar bite-sized reef fishes, these guys actually can be quite
shy. Their shyness will be increased if they are housed with aggressive
tankmates (even if the aggression isn't obvious. Also... the more hiding places
and "bolt holes" they have available, the more secure they will be to come out
into the open. Best Regards. AdamC.>
Update regarding my Hector's Goby. 1/5/05
Adam, My tank has barely been fallow for 2 weeks after an ich outbreak and
the Hector's goby hasn't eaten in days and has started to look worse than the
picture on the WWM website showing one that's too thin. So I put him in the
display, since he was not going to survive another 6-8 weeks in the QT! Hope I
don't regret this too much... <I hope so too. QT for these fishes is difficult
since QT conditions don't provide the security and substrate necessary for
normal feeding behavior.>
Since technically my tank is infested with ich and there is a potential host in
there now, I've decided to not add a second fish. So the 1.5" goby will have a
72Gallon tank all to himself, until he needs to be fished out for some reason
and the tank has a chance to go fallow for at least 8 weeks!
<The problem with this strategy is that even without obvious signs of
infestation, your little goby probably will keep enough parasites alive to cause
a new outbreak when more fish are added. This is especially true since your
goby may develop natural immunity which your new additions will not have.>
Do fish need to interact with other fish to feel more 'comfortable?' Narayan
<Not this one. Some shoaling fish are more secure in groups, but most are happy
or happier alone. Best Regards. AdamC.> |
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