Diamond Goby Question.

[Anemone12]

I just bought a diamond goby knowing nothing about it witch was a stupid mistake but I had to. It was 20$ and is like 6 inches long so I got it. I have sand in my tank but it ends in the middle of the tank. And it isn't very deep. And thoughts. Will the goby live?

 

[RayL]

How big is your tank?
Most likely you have just murdered the fish unless you can catch it and return it. That is a very large diamond goby, and my guess is your tank is not that big, and with a little sand, their wont be enough food in the sand for him to eat.
Next time research the fish first

 

[Anemone12]

It's a 92 gallon and there is a lot of sand it just doesn't reach the back of the tank.

 

[accordsirh22]

maybe you will get lucky and it will eat prepared foods. they seem to take to them pretty easily

 

[RayL]

I wish you good luck, but if it has to rely on your sand base I don't think it will last very long. If it does eat prepared food, then you may get lucky

 

[Anemone12]

The store I bought it from said they feed it frozen because they didn't have sand In there tanks. Plus I have a ton of algae growing on the sand. Anything else I should know about them.

 

[RayL]

They are a very interesting fish and a lot of fun to watch

 

[alton]

They don't live long as compared to other SW fish, and they pair up very easy. Next time buy small so they can be with you longer.

 

[velvetelvis]

It's not that diamond gobies are naturally short-lived. They have very specialized eating habits and usually starve to death in captivity, because most aquarists can't provide for their needs. But people think that they "need" a sand-sifter to keep their substrate clean (usually because they've been told that they do), so the aquarium industry keeps selling them. It's a marketing scam, really, and a shame, because countless numbers of fish end up suffering.

 

[hoaglanddiver]

I have plenty of sand in my tank and my diamond back constantly sifts it.. However, I also feed homemade frozen fish food and he gobbles that up as well. Hopefully yours will eat prepared food too.

 

[KeepNitReel]

Diamond Goby's sift sand between feedings & will eat what you put in the tank at feeding time. Mines eats frozen, flakes, pellets & wafers from day 1. These fish are not hard to keep or please, some sand and a structure to dig there cave is all they ask.
O, they will jump so be prepared

 

[Th3ReefWifey]

We have a diamond goby in our 50 gallon tank. We have a 2-3 inch sand bed and our little guy is very happy. He eats all the pods that show up on our glass and he eats mysis shrimp. I would say, if you don't have a lot of natural critters in your sand, feed him a mix of mysis and brine shrimp.

Sent from my HTC One V using Tapatalk 4 Beta

 

[Anemone12]

Thank you a lot guys for this information. If it does dye witch I hope it won't I will buy a small watchman goby after I know my sandbed has many things for it to eat I am going to post pictures.

 

[Anemone12]

This is my sandbed. It's around 2 and a half inches deep. Does it look like enough. That's the tank the goby is in. It's a 92 gallon.

 

[Anemone12]

This is a pic if my Diamond goby. How long do you guys think it will live being fed mysis shrimp and it sifting through the sand

 

[RayL]

Honestly, living just off the sand in a 92 gallon, I think you will be lucky if he last 6 months- 1year, that is if he is actually 6 inches. If he's smaller it could prolong his life. I do hope he lives a lot longer but that would be my guess

 

[Anemone12]

Well I might take home back if he doesn't make a homeland stop stirring up my sand and making it cloudy. I will post if he eats the frozen this week.

 

[Anemone12]

I might take him back if he doesn't stop stirring up the sand*

 

[Anemone12]

It ate half a cube of frozen mysis shrimp. How often should I feed it frozen? I feed my other fish 1 every 2 days.

 

[KeepNitReel]

I might take him back if he doesn't stop stirring up the sand*

Well you might as well take him back now, cause that's what they do. This is one of the main reasons people get them, lol!