calling the goby expert!!!

[salt newbie01]

I have been looking for a red head goby for my 58 lps tank. My local store got in what were listed as red head gobies but they look nothing like any pics i have seen. they are approx 1 inch long very slender body like a catalina goby. they have a white head with 2 red stripes starting at the mouth and going back through the eye. just past the gills the body turns to a lite green with verticle yellow stripes all the way through the rear fin. They do not have the spike of a shrimp goby and they were hanging out under the rocks with their heads sticking out. They are a really cool looking fish, I just want to make sure they will be ok in with my lps. Does anyone ( hint hint Mel!! ) have any idea what kind of goby this sounds like?? If not I will try to go back and get a pic.

Thanks in advance

 

[salt newbie01]

I believe I just found them...it is a green banded goby. Cool the mystery is over. Hey would anyone know if I could still put one or two red head gobies in with these little guys??

 

[EvilMel]

yep...green banded goby. Sorry for my late response. I'm teaching this month so I'm not scouring the internet as much!

Some of these guys have a little bit of a spike if you look closely enough. Man they are so cute...definitely my favorite of the tiny gobies.

 

[salt newbie01]

They are really cool. I think I will go ahead and get a coupl of them. I might add more later. Have you had a red head goby before? What was your experiance with that fish like? I am really liking the idea of several diff types of gobies in my 58! I may have become goby obsessed!!

 

[EvilMel]

I want everyone to become goby obsessed therefore I preach the word to you all every day! hah hah.

Imagine how low your bioload would be if all you had was a bunch of small gobies!

I have had red head gobies before...they are really similar in habits to the green banded gobies but not in such a way that they would have any serious negative interaction. I wouldn't throw like 50 of each in a 58, but you'd be fine with a few green banded gobies and a couple of red heads...or whatever combination of them you choose. They all tend to hang out near the ground in/under rocks. If you make little caves for them you might actually see them pairing off. It's really cool.

 

[ct_vol]

If gobies fought like roosters, it would be fun to put them all into a tank and see them have it out...

 

[EvilMel]

You are such a goof. I think you know how I would feel about that.

 

[ct_vol]

lol We could set up an open top Jawfish tank with a tape measure running the length of the floor... The Jawfish that jumps the furthest wins the Carpet Surfing contest!!!!!!!

 

[salt newbie01]

But do you spot the fish where it lands initially or do you let it flop around for say 45 sec or so??? I think that would be the fair way to do this!!LOL!!

 

[ct_vol]

Oh, they have until the next morning to flop around all they want... lol

 

[salt newbie01]

now that is just mean randy!

 

[ct_vol]

Hey, did you find a home for your Acan perching gobies???

 

[salt newbie01]

yes I did - gave one to bryan and the other one back to the lfs. thanks for asking- I just hope the greenbanded gobies will not do the same thing.
I guess only time will tell...