Mr. Fosi Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I have a fairly large (2") chiton that came in with my rock. I only ever see him when I move tanks which means he must come out late at night. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 I have a fairly large (2") chiton that came in with my rock. I only ever see him when I move tanks which means he must come out late at night. If this guy grows a bit, he might be my favorite thing in my tank. Still no sign of a stomatella though Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Question - and be honest: would at mated pair of gobies with a pistol shrimp be alright in my tank if they were the only fish? I know 2 fish in a 9g display (probably 8g in the fuge additional) is pushing it. They have plenty of sand bed to work with. Thoughts? If the mated pair is too much, I'll just go with one goby/shrimp, but the pair of gobies would be so much cooler. Link to comment
Rinehart77 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Man that rock you got is super nice! Lots of life on it. I can get some very similar looking stuff that's aquacultured in the gulf from one of the LFS around here, but I hate dealing with the owner. I really like the idea for your tank. I think perhaps something like the green banded gobies would do alright as a pair, although I don't know if they are commensal with pistol shrimps. They are also know to spawn rather easily in captivity. I know Yasha's will definitely pair up with shrimp, and there is no disputing their beauty, just not sure if they like to roam very much at all. If they're more of a "stay at home" goby, then I think you might be alright with a pair, considering the fuge. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Man that rock you got is super nice! Lots of life on it. I can get some very similar looking stuff that's aquacultured in the gulf from one of the LFS around here, but I hate dealing with the owner. I really like the idea for your tank. I think perhaps something like the green banded gobies would do alright as a pair, although I don't know if they are commensal with pistol shrimps. They are also know to spawn rather easily in captivity. I know Yasha's will definitely pair up with shrimp, and there is no disputing their beauty, just not sure if they like to roam very much at all. If they're more of a "stay at home" goby, then I think you might be alright with a pair, considering the fuge. Yeah - they do have room in the display to dig a burrow and chill - I made sure of that before I built the foam wall. I'm not adding a clownfish or any fish that likes to roam a bit due to the size of the display. DiversDen still has a mated pair of yahia's and a shrimp on sale - I just want to wait some more to let my tank mature a bit before adding the biggest bioload. Thanks for the compliments! Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I think a pair of Green-Banded Gobies would be fine in there. Pretty sure they don't pair up with Shrimp tho. I may get flamed for saying this but I suspect that a pair of Yashias and a Pistol would be okay. Adding that much bioload at one time to a tank of this size would mean you'd have to watch your param's very closely for a month afterwards and be prepared to do more frequent WC's at first. This tank is still a little young to be doing that right now though, isn't it? I've never heard of someone having a pair of Gobies with a Pistol, not sure how the relational dynamics would work out on a "threesome". Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 The fuzzies I got from John have been much more active than the hitchers I have. Out and about day and night. Unfortunately they have proven rather short lived for me. Sorry I cannot offer an experienced reply on the goby pair. I do have a Yasha and pistol in my 12 DX nano cube tho. Very cool to observe. Amazing how much sand the shrimp can relocate in very short order. Quite the comical duo. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 yeah, they aren't going in there any time soon. sorry...i do a lot of long term planning like i'm ready to do it now, but I know the limitations. I think the threesome would be fine. they sell them on DD trio'd, so i'm guessing that they captured them like that. Link to comment
Rinehart77 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 One thing to keep in mind though, is that even if collected as a pair, sometimes the relationship will be broken when you introduce them into a new tank. It can take some time for them to pair back up, if ever. There was a really nice series of articles in Coral magazine last year about the very same thing, good read if you have it or can find the back issue. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 One thing to keep in mind though, is that even if collected as a pair, sometimes the relationship will be broken when you introduce them into a new tank. It can take some time for them to pair back up, if ever. There was a really nice series of articles in Coral magazine last year about the very same thing, good read if you have it or can find the back issue. Now that's an interesting thing to ponder. Thanks for the heads up - I'll look into it. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Reefcleaners order! Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Wow nice order that looks so sweet. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Wow nice order that looks so sweet. Thanks! I'm VERY pleased with the order! I think I ordered like 8 periwinkles and I probably had 20 in the bag! Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Thanks! I'm VERY pleased with the order! I think I ordered like 8 periwinkles and I probably had 20 in the bag! Yup, sounds like John. Very nice! Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 This little guy dug his burrow by the glass in my display: Link to comment
wombat Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Those are cool. You'll find them all over the place eventually. http://www.reefs.org/forums/download/file.php?id=4094 http://www.reefs.org/forums/download/file.php?id=4102 Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Those are cool. You'll find them all over the place eventually. Yeah, amphipods are fun to watch. I never had any burrow next to my glass before, though. It's neat watching it go back and forth to each side of his burrow making sure it's safe. Link to comment
Atari Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 looking realy good! FYI I believe the grow tips of the red mangroves need to be above the water line. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks - I'll confirm that with John. They had roots so I just stuck them in the sand Edit: yeah, John's site says the growth tips should be above water. I'll get them up there today. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Want so bad!!! http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...&ddid=59901 Link to comment
matty0206 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Want so bad!!! http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...&ddid=59901 Dooo eeet! Tank looks good man. Link to comment
Atari Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 WOW much more then the last ones you wanted. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 WOW much more then the last ones you wanted. Yeah - different goby than the last one. Though I've pretty much decided that getting a mated pair + shrimp isn't worth it. I'd rather get one fish and then have room for a smaller goby or two (YCG, etc.), or more inverts. That pair is beautiful though. Dooo eeet! Tank looks good man. Thanks Link to comment
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