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FAQs on Amblygobius Gobies, Behavior
Related Articles: Genus Amblygobius Gobies,
Related FAQs:
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Amblygobius Identification,
Amblygobius Compatibility, Amblygobius
Selection, Amblygobius Systems,
Amblygobius Feeding, Amblygobius
Disease, Amblygobius Reproduction,
& True Gobies, Gobies
2, Goby Identification,
Goby Behavior, Goby Selection,
Goby Compatibility, Goby Feeding,
Goby Systems, Goby Disease,
Goby Reproduction,
Clown Gobies, Neon Gobies, Genus
Coryphopterus Gobies, Mudskippers,
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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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