allierw
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Post by allierw on Nov 6, 2009 17:37:02 GMT -6
I got 3 gobies from Jon back at the September swap. For the last week or so (after I moved them to the 125) I would see one in a piece of holey rock in the middle of the tank, then I would see one on the left in another rock formation. I never saw all three. Last couple days, though, I have seen the third one, hiding out in the same rock formation on the left. It doesn't interact much with the one also hanging out on that side, or display any sort of pairing behavior, but it does seem a bit more reclusive (it goes and hides after eating, while the other one kind of hangs out at a particular rock). So, could I assume the 2 on the left are a pair? Will it ever become more obvious?
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Post by sirknight on Nov 6, 2009 18:48:38 GMT -6
Not knowing the which type of gobies you have I will give you a general rules.
Gobies form pairs that stay together, normally for life. In a tank of your size you should be able to keep more then one pair.
The oddball fish meaning not the pair can be killed by the pair.
The male will hold the eggs, which is different than other mouth brooders, where the female normally holds.
They can have I think up to 30 fry at a time.
They require high PH, Hard water, fast moving water, and algae.
They are not a good tank mate for fish the require high levels of protein(they eat algae).
If you have other questions feel free to post them here
Joe
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Post by jon carman on Nov 6, 2009 21:40:15 GMT -6
At the size they were at I don't know if they would form a pair yet, but they could. I will try to make it down there next weekend to get the tank, I work Sat. and Sunday this weekend.
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Post by jhayes6405 on Nov 8, 2009 17:44:58 GMT -6
How do you feed them in an all carnivore community tank?
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Post by sirknight on Nov 8, 2009 18:16:30 GMT -6
That is the problem since they are algae eaters they can get bloat eating the high protein food carnivores need.
They would do a lot better in a tank with other algae eating fish like Tropheus.
Joe
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Post by jhayes6405 on Nov 8, 2009 19:54:17 GMT -6
awwww but i want one! or two.
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Post by allierw on Nov 8, 2009 19:59:40 GMT -6
Mine are with tropheus, so no problems there. I guess I will keep watching them and see what Jon thinks, too. Only one of them comes out regularly and sits out on the rocks. The other two are a lot more secretive.
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Post by jhayes6405 on Dec 6, 2009 20:19:18 GMT -6
I talked with a guy on cichlid forum, and he has 2 gobies in with other carnivore Tangs. I asked him the same question and said he feeds exclusively NLS, and everyone does fine. Anyone have any experience with this food? Gotta check out this dudes tank, simple, yet awesome. www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=196629 |
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Post by jon carman on Dec 6, 2009 20:48:32 GMT -6
I use it sometimes, but it isn't like the best food ever. Most of the premium foods are about the same. I would still go with a veggie flake/pellet for them but sometimes the NLS works.
I am pretty sure the first ingredient is fish meal. I use a bunch of foods, normally the one I sell which is similar to NLS, but I also have a veggie form.
I use cichlid extreme, which I think is also like NLS, just depends on who you ask. If they use NLS they think extreme is junk and vice versa. I think it is all junk and just look at ingredients. If they have what I am looking for I don't worry about brand name.
I have used them all and see little difference. So if I were you I would get whatever was on sale that day.
Now for trophs, petrochromis, and gobies I would highly recommend the veggie diet. If I were to pair carnivores with any of these I would feed the carnivores the veggie pellets because the veggie pellets also have fish meal and the carnivores can adjust better than the herbivore.
I think most of these fish are more opportunistic, and only bloat when stressed, but that could be anytime over anything.
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Post by jon carman on Dec 6, 2009 21:02:27 GMT -6
I checked out his tank and it was very nice. He has a thousand bucks in those fish which means he is not a novice. If you have plenty of experience, there are things you can do that the novice can't. That is just because you know what to look for and know how to correct it before things get out of hand.
The thing I can say about the gobies is that they are more of a bottom feeder, they like to eat off of sand. All the other fish he has are surface or mid water feeders so you could feed a sinking veggie pellet and a lighter meaty food and everyone should be fine.
I would say he feeds light and the gobies don't get to fill their gut to the point of bloating, but I am just guessing.
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