Fliertrier Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Hello! I have an established saltwater tank with a neon blue goby I’ve had for probably 4-6 months now. I got a neon orange goby today (it’s a 30 gallon with plenty of live rock so I thought they would have room to get away from each other), and while feeding I noticed they were staying close to each other & would follow each other. The blue goby would get very close to the orange one, sometimes stir up some sand, and they would both wait. One would go into a cave and the other would follow, then a moment later they’d come out again. It doesn’t look like fighting to me, no nipping or anything. Just wondering if this is a sign of (attempted) breeding? They’re different species and I know it’s difficult to breed them. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment
jambon Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I had a pair breed years ago.. they laid the eggs in a large barnacle skeleton. The only indication i had was when the eggs hatched .. the fry were tiny..maybe 3 mm, the width of a hair and silver in color. They did not last long but the pair were very prolific. The egg mass was noticable if i shone a light into the hole. Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I’m not sure if the two types can breed, but cool if they do… I had a mated pair of neon gobies in my Evo 5 and they used to spawn every two weeks like clockwork… the babies never survived after hatching though. Quote Link to comment
Fliertrier Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 I know they can breed since I’ve heard of hybrid cleaner gobies before, I think it’s just only in captivity & rare. Wonder if they could be a pair but not lay eggs...either way I did not expect them to get along so well. 1 Quote Link to comment
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