tukituki Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 i bought a bumblebee goby a month or two ago, since then his sightings have become less and less frequent to the point i think he's no longer alive. i was thinking yesterday i hadn't seen him for a few days then i suddenly saw him and have seen him several times today. at feeding time today i noticed he had one bite of flake food (literally one bite), a bloodworm or two and this was it. when i usually feed the fish i rarely see him so haven't been aware of how much or little he eats. i have been reading that he is a brackish fish but can go ok in freshwater. i didn't know this when i bought him (he was the only one and i thought he looked cute). he is in a non-agressive community tank, he is by no means the smallest fish in there as there are heaps of guppy fry and of the bigger fish (gouramis, haplo catfish) they don't seem to try to eat the small fish. does anybody have some advice for me regarding this fish? should i find him a few mates to make him feel more comfortable or should i find him a new brackish home? i also have a separate tank with 6 small killifish that are very chilled out, he could go in there instead, its a much smaller tank (about 35L, the current community tank is 100L roughly), both tanks have plenty of hiding places. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 I don't know how successful he will be in either tank really. Bumblebee gobies are, as you say Brackish fish, and are very shy- they are best in species only tanks... The problem with your Killie tank is that it will be soft water (presumably) and Bumblebees prefer hard water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted August 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 i only just found out (about an hour ago) that he was brackish and want the best for him, maybe a new home you think? he was sold to me as a freshwater fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Sadly they often are. The likes of mollies etc also prefer brackish (even seen em in full marine) but can tolerate fresh water. He would be happier in a brackish setup and they arent that hard to do, good excuse for another tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 cheers sharn. another tank would be good but not affordable at the moment. i could move the killifish back to the community tank but they spend the whole time hiding and you don't get to see the 2 stunning looking males. maybe in a couple of months i could set another tank up. would he go in a marine tank? always wanted one of those!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 if you say you are low on money I definatley wouldn't go marine :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 a bit broke this month, my poor horse got caught on a fence, had to get the vet out, very costly! there's always next month eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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