Brotha from a different Motha...

Brother from another mother. What size tank are they in? They've got strict eating habbits, but I'm sure you know that.

yes indeed they will not eat, save the occaisonal bit of zooplankton. I have tried pellets, flake, mysis and the zoo. they do however love to sand sift and to eat bits of algae on the walls. they remind me of mini mandarins except that they are more omnivorous. I've read that the stomach contents of A. Hectori (it would be interesting to try a necropsy on such a small fish!) contained about half amph/copapods and half algae. I am assuming Rainfori is similar in diet. I've had Hector for a couple months and he has stayed full (no sign of stomach caving etc), I think the refugium (in this case pumping in tons of copapods) has something to do with this success and also a number of other health miracles for a tank as small as mine (29g). They generally hunt for about 8 hours and then sleep/hide for the rest of the day...

update: they are coexisting rather well and occaisionally hunt together. both are getting somewhat plump . yes, fatten them up we will...

awsome gobys that pic is awsome.