Catalina Goby

[kevin21]

Hey,

I am looking to buy another fish and i dont want anything big that carries along a huge bio-load. I currently have

kole tang
flame angel
true perc and occelaris
green clown goby
yellow watchman goby

these fish are all peace-ful and perfectly healty. the last fish added was the yellow watchman goby about 1 1/2 months ago.

i was searching around and i would like to keep 1-2 more fish(gobies or blennies..something small) and i found the catalina goby. They have them in stock on live aquaria and it seems like a great fish with loads of personality. do you guys think he will fit into the bunch?

any other suggestions of other fish is great as well!

thanks

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

They like the water on the cooler side being from Ca.

 

[kevin21]

thanks vinny...ive been reading that they can tolerate the tropical water temp. but they prefer anywhere from 65-72 degrees and i just cant have a 69 degree reef tank!

do you think a copper band butterfly would be pushing it? or should i just stay with a couple more small gobies?

 

[aaron23]

CBB's get too big ;d blennies are always nice?

 

[billsreef]

A firefish or a purple firefish would look nice. Also some of the mellower dottybacks like an orchid or neon dotty or a royal gramma would work. Bar gobies are nice for a little mid water action.

The Catalina Gobies, while nice, just shouldn't be sold for tropical tanks. The only last a few months in a tropical set up

 

[jnfallon]

They had some firefish and purple firefish at aquahut the other day. I bought one and love it. Very mellow, very personable, very nice looking.

I also have a bar goby I picked up. I may be looking for a home for it if you want. $5

 

[Corpus Callosum]

bar gobies - great fish

 

[kevin21]

thanks guys, yea i was thinking a gramma. i was also thinking of a black-cap basslet if i could ever find one in petswarehouse or something.

 

[DgenR8]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7246449#post7246449 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kevin21
thanks guys, yea i was thinking a gramma. i was also thinking of a black-cap basslet if i could ever find one in petswarehouse or something.

I expect that pretty much any LFS will order a fish for you. I'm sure that PW would do so if it's available to them.
I know that I have seen chalk and tobacco basslets at Fishy, it couldn't hurt to make a phone call or two

 

[kevin21]

thanks larry, thats a good idea. It would save my dad and i alot of trips!

 

[jnfallon]

chalk bass are like $9 at reeftopia.

 

[DgenR8]

One other thing, I'm not sure about the black caps, but tobacco and chalk basslets are good jumpers, and they like to surf

 

[kevin21]

carpet surfing...

would a royal gramma and black-cap basslet get along...i ask because they are both basslets and im not sure if the species should be together?

 

[billsreef]

I wouldn't put the two together. Basslets in general do not get along together.

 

[kevin21]

well i think i would be going with the gramma then. anyone have a suggestion of one more smallish fish?