JGoslee Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 Are there any gobie's that would do well in a 10 gallon? Link to comment
iFish Posted May 2, 2002 Share Posted May 2, 2002 Probably most, as the majority do not get very big. I was quite suprised when my LFS showed me a Red-Headed Sleeper Goby that was small enough to fit in a BIC pen cap! Link to comment
kriot Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 i have a red head goby in mine, and he's doing great kc Link to comment
pulpsmack Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 It seems many prefer citron/clown gobies, but take all these ideas with a grain of salt. Many gobies are hard to feed and demand more room as they might reject preparred foods then starve in the undernourishing tank. My advice is to do some very specific research on the 2 that have been suggested, as well as any others that you are interested in. Link to comment
Laura Boyle Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 Pulpsmack, What is a good resource for more specifics on gobies (and reef fish in general)? I've been cruising the internet and have a few books on order (5 - 10 days!). I'd rather have too much info than not enough. Thanks! Link to comment
pulpsmack Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 Unfortunately we're talking about one of the largest families of reef fishes, so there will not be a comprehensive source. Online sources can include reefcentral.com & wetwebmedia.com. There was a very good book that completely escapes me about gobies (sorry), but outside of specialty books, you might consider some beginner books and reference what gobies are suggested for beginners and why they are reccommended. Often (but never always) beginner fish are a good start to research for nanos, as they are often the hardiest and easiest to care for. Link to comment
JGoslee Posted May 10, 2002 Author Share Posted May 10, 2002 There's a great site for info on gobies.It's called goby frontiers. Link to comment
Laura Boyle Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 FreddieJoe, Do you have an address for that site? I did a search and it came up as no longer in existence. Thanks! Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 Your best bet for info on gobies is simply to find someone who has owned the particular type of goby you want to keep and asking them... Honestly, books seem to be very general on gobies recommending almost the exact same treatment for all of them, when in fact they have very different needs. Most gobies do not chase down food, prefering instead to almost have the food laid out in front of them. This makes it very hard to keep some goby species. However, there are many exceptions to this rule... Another good bet, is to try and find a tank raised goby (many are availible), these will accept a wider variety of foods and won't hide as much (well generally speaking). Link to comment
aidensnd Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Check out: http://www.gobiidae.com and http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gobies.htm Hope this helps. Dan Link to comment
gigemmatt Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 I know it sounds kind of big, but I have a five inch engineer goby in my 10 gal. He spends all day re arranging my sand. Beware!! they need alot of sand. I have a three inch bed that he burrows in. He eat ghost, and brine shrimp and flake food. Link to comment
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