Scottclu20 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I recently introduced a yellow watchman goby into my tank yesterday (20g with 20lbs LR 1 false perculla and one FF goby) so far he has been very shy and stays in his burrow all day and night, I have only seen him out once. I know this is not uncommon but I am worried about whether or not he is eating. I feed my other fish pellets and asked the guy at my LFS if that would be alright and he said that they are scavengers and should be fine. Is this true or should i be feeding him another diet? Thanks Link to comment
andre Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Wait a few days, he should be out. Try leaving some food by his burrow but not too much to where it will affect your water quality. Link to comment
Falco Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 My watchman likes mysis shrimp and another combination I buy called "Marine Cuisine." He loves that stuff. It is also known that they will scoop up sand in their mouths and sift it through their gills. This gets them some food as well. I remember when I first put mine in...he hid the same as yours. He came out about 3 days later. He will get more accustomed to the new place over time. Link to comment
btod43 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Same here _ you might want to consider a tiger pistol to keep him company,they are buddies . Link to comment
ses4me Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I recently introduced a yellow watchman goby into my tank yesterday (20g with 20lbs LR 1 false perculla and one FF goby) so far he has been very shy and stays in his burrow all day and night, I have only seen him out once. I know this is not uncommon but I am worried about whether or not he is eating. I feed my other fish pellets and asked the guy at my LFS if that would be alright and he said that they are scavengers and should be fine. Is this true or should i be feeding him another diet? Thanks Don't worry about a thing. I've had mine for 6 months and he always stays near the bottom near his cave. Occasionally, he jumps out for mysis or brine that floats by, but mostly, he stays at the bottom sifting sand through his gills. He scavenges plenty of leftovers this way and has grown quite a bit. Link to comment
dcabboa Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 My goby loves tablet food. There are several kinds you can get and they sink to the bottom. He will take a whole tablet in his mouth (that mouth is HUGE lol) and roll it around so as it dissoves he can get the dissolved stuff. He and my peppermints fight over the tablets. Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.