carpet surfing gobies

[natereinhold1]

It seems that everytime I add a new goby, the one that was already in there commits kazy-kazmo. First I added a warty(?) goby(2 1/2"), he was in there for about a month, then I added a diamond goby(3") and the warty jumped a day later. I had the diamond goby for about a month and I just added 2 juvinille engineer gobys(2") and the next morning, my diamond goby was a crispy critter on the floor. What the heck? Do they just not like each other, or is it just coincidence? I run open top, but if i put glass lids on and try it again with another diamond goby, is there gonna be some unhappy fish since they can't "get away".

 

[L98-Z]

Lots of fish are jumpers, in fact, I'd say all could be jumpers. Gobys and wrasses just more than normal.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

You need some sort of top on it.. and it's not that they're unhappy, it's just their nature.

 

[ser_renely]

yeah, protect the poor guys, need some sort of way to keep them in.

 

[natereinhold1]

ok looks light i'm getting lids.

 

[ser_renely]

make sure air gets to your tank. I made mesh sidings for my tank.

 

[natereinhold1]

I can cover the display, the fuge's surface area is 1500 square inches.

 

[noahm]

Yeah, for as much as those guys skiter around rocks and the bottom, they become carpet jerky way too easily. I am going to make some screens that will lay on top just like window screens only the right size. You can buy the plastic/fiberglass screen and aluminum frame at most hardware stores. Pretty easy DIY

 

[natereinhold1]

Both glass and screen seem, to me anyway, to be "restrictive" of the lighting, wich is better..... ah hell, i'm just gonna get a canopy!

 

[THE ROOK]

Canopy would be the best, screens would be second. I made a set of screens for my 75 tank for under $20.00 buying everything from home depot. Plus it only takes about an hour. could do that until you can get a canopy built.

I've mentioned this before but I think it's unfair. I've removed my screen with the hope that my my goby would take a ride on the wild side. It's been two months & he's still there. I've had it with cleaning the sand off the rocks daily.

I know it's not his fault. It's mine for buying that p.o.s. fine sand.