watchman goby problems

[drsmallwood]

I added a watchman goby to my 10 gal. He is the first and only fish. At first I could located him hiding in the back of the tank. Three days later I was unable to locate him. In the 5 days since I have not seen scale nor gill of the little guy.

 

So we named him Houdini.

 

I have check the floor to see if he jumped out of the tiny hole for the electrical cord of the heater. It is a Via Aqua hood and very tight.

 

Finally my questions... How/What do I feed Houdini? More importantly if he gets hungry will he show himself before he starts floating? Do you think an emrald crab could have already devoured him?

 

I have plenty of pods in the tank to eat. Also this is an office tank so I am limited on watching for him at night.

 

Thanks in advance,

Daivd Smallwood

[davejan]

I feed mine flakes or pellets. He doesn't go out very far to eat, so i have to try to get the food as close to him as i can. That could be a problem if you don't know where he is. The pods should keep him alive for a while. Hope he's ok.

[Beaker]

Mine eats mysis shrimp and enriched brine. No luck with flake food. He'll come out every once in a while, but mainly when I put his food in. HTH

[caja]

My watchman is extrememly shy and rarley ventures far from his cave, which is unfortunately in the back of the tank. Mine will eat flake and frozen formula one.