Catalina Goby?

[WILL2002]

I was thinking about setting up a 10g for one and I was wondering:

Does anyone keep or have you kept a Catalina Goby before? any pics? Any thing that I should know/do for one?

 

[Water Tecn]

good luck.....you will need a pretty cold tank as they are native to california coastal waters

 

[WILL2002]

yeah I know. Do you think I could get away with not having to run a chiller?

 

[badbreath]

Current water temp in southern California is 60 degrees F...can chillers maintain that low of a temp?

 

[WILL2002]

not sure, I was hopping not to have to use one

 

[Water Tecn]

no, people have tried them in cali with no chillers very few have been able to acclimate and even then they dont live long in there 78 degree reef

 

[Stumped]

I'd guess you would absolutely, 100% need a chiller. You would want to aim for a stable temperature <72 degrees for any chance at long term success. I can't imagine it being possible to achieve that without one if your location is correct.

 

[WILL2002]

My location is correct. I guess I wont be able to get one any time soon. (until I can get a chiller anyways.) I appreciate all the insight/info though.

Does anyone know if there has been a thread with people keeping them with pics? I would love to see them.

 

[WILL2002]

My location is correct. I guess I wont be able to get one any time soon. (until I can get a chiller anyways.) I appreciate all the insight/info though.

Does anyone know if there has been a thread with people keeping them with pics? I would love to see them.

 

[snorvich]

All threads that I can remember, have been about the cold water issue.

 

[username in use]

This is why I want an inwall 20g tank that is built into the side of a full size fridge.

 

[philter4]

They will take warmer water for a while at least, and one thing to remember is they are not long lived fish even in the wild. Public aquariums can not keep them alive for more then 2 years and 1 is the average, it seems that even in the wild they are seasonal fish and 1 to 2 years is about all they live. I have spoken to aquarists in both Steinhart and Monteray Bay Aquariums about them and that is just their lifespan. When you see them in a store they are already adults and who is to say the age of an individual, if it is 9 months old when you buy it then maybe 3 more is not a premature death. Still, I do not agree with catching them for the pet trade and a chiller with the water kept in the very low 70's as the highest temps reached would be what you would need to keep them.

 

[WILL2002]

well philter4 that would explain what I found out this past weekend. My LFS had a Catalina Goby. When I had asked them about it needing colder water than the rest the said that I don't believe so and they acted like they didn't even know much about it. I'm starting to wonder if they are any good for information. Should I stop buying things from them or just buy what I want after I do my research on here? (research will happen on here among other places regardless). I'm just a little upset that they would sell an animal without knowing about it.

 

[namxas]

Catalina gobies do indeed require temperate setups. Altho we don't keep that particular fish, we have run a temperate lionfish setup for well over a year at 63*F using a 1/10 hp chiller on a 25 gal tank, so yes, a chiller will indeed pull a tank down that far.

 

[LargeAngels]

2 years so far at no more than 73°F for me.