jolliolli Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Im wondering if ppl can give me some advice on fish compatibility. i'm looking at purchasing a pair of Sleeper Gobys (not sure of the scientific name, but its not the yellowheaded sleeper goby, they have a white body). Currently in the tank is a pair of clowns, a yellow tang, a mandarin fish, 2 large cleaner shrimp and a lawnmower blenny. Tank is 400L, with liverock and sandbed around 5cm thick. i'm wondering about the compatibility of the gobies with the lawnmower blenny, is their likely to be aggression, the only info i could find is that lawnmower blennies usually only become aggressive to other algae eaters. I have quite a lot of diatom growth on my sand and the gobies appeal because of their sand sifting behaviour. The pair that i'm looking at apparently are eating pellets and mysid shrimp. So any thoughts ppl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Are you looking at the 2 awesome ones that John has? Wish I could have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 should be fine... sand-sifting gobies are not very hardy thoug- excluding phylangea gobies so keep an eye on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Goby id info here, sorry no info on compatibility... http://www.wetwebmedia.com/valenciennea.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 have quite a lot of diatom growth on my sand need to solve the cause of the diatoms. normally get it if you dont use ro/di. sand-sifting gobies will put sand on all your corals if there are any on the sand bed. Yellow head sleepers should be ok in your tank. not sure how they will go long term. good idea to deworm them every 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 should be fine they clean the sand so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Are you looking at the 2 awesome ones that John has? Wish I could have them Yeah looking at those two they look very cool, i've got them on hold at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 need to solve the cause of the diatoms. normally get it if you dont use ro/di. sand-sifting gobies will put sand on all your corals if there are any on the sand bed. yeah i know its not likely to solve the problem.. only corals on the sandbed are a fungia (which should be able to shed the sand itself) and star polyps Yellow head sleepers should be ok in your tank. not sure how they will go long term. good idea to deworm them every 6 months these pair aren't the yellow headed variety, i'm not sure of the scientific name they are white with smaller blue dots i think. How do you deworm them what med do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 it looks like this Valenciennea puellaris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 oops photo taken from here http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-09/hcs3/index.php In an instant V. puellaris buries it mouth over an inch deep into the sandbed and engulfs a mouthful of sand. As the fish retracts from the sandbed with a mouthful of sand, it begins the process of sifting the sand in search of food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 pair aren't the yellow headed variety, i'm not sure of the scientific name they are white with smaller blue dots i think. How do you deworm them what med do you use? They are similar to keep as sleeper gobies. When you get them i would put them in a bucket of prazi for 20 mins. In about 3 months i would mix the food with prazi to deworm them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 OK thanks, do you think my tank would be able to support the food requirements of both the mandarins and the goby pair? Im in two minds at the moment, if i can't support the log term i don't thinks fair to take the pair, so as much as i'd like them i may have to leave them. Some of the info on the web suggests they can be prone to starvation, and i really don't want to do this to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 how big is your tank ? you got it on how long has it been set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 jolli, thats the reason I didnt' take them. I'd LOVE to have both in my tank, but I was worried that they might starve. My next tank is gunna be twice the size of the one i've got now, so maybe then i'll be able to (months away tho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 yeah as much as i'd love them i don't think i'd be able to support the pair. I was down at organism today and picked up the red octospawn coral and my partner bought me the white bubble coral as a christmas present . I think my tank would be fine supporting one goby (as i do see copepods scurrying around at night) but i don't want to split the pair up, so i said to John that if somebody buys one and one is left over then i'll take the one left over (I'd feel bad splitting them up). i've had the tank set up since august, think it was running for around 2 years before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 i've had the tank set up since august, think it was running for around 2 years before that. with a 400L tank i think you would be able to keep them two years is a long time for a good population even with a mandarin the gobys do eat dry food and frozen food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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