Diamond & neon goby

[BayouTurtle]

Just a quick question that I wasn't able to find in the forums. Does anyone have a diamond and neon goby in the same tank or know if they are compatible? I have a 75gal tank I'm currently setting up. Just doing my research for now. Will have it set up with live rock, corals later. Thanks!

 

[Half Vaped]

I've kept both in separate tanks, but they should get along just fine together. They have different niches--the Diamond likes to constantly shift sand and the Neon likes to hover mid-water, so they would mostly stay out of each other's hair.

 

[BayouTurtle]

Thanks!

 

[Naraku]

I think the diamond might eat the neon.
I've seen goldhead sleeper (related to diamond) eat guppies.

 

[BayouTurtle]

Thanks Naraku, I'll Keep that in mind.

 

[fishfreak2009]

I have a pair of yellow headed sleeper gobies (Valenciennea strigata) in my tank which are in with a lot of small fish (including a crab eye Goby pair and a pair of black ray gobies both pairs are under 1" in length). They should be fine with neon gobies. I actually plan on putting a pair of Yellow cleaner gobies and a pair of diamond gobies in my tank with them as well and don't plan on having any issues.

 

[BayouTurtle]

Thanks fish freak, I think I'm just going to give it a try, just one yellow watchman with shrimp and one neon in a 75g. I'm hoping they will leave each other alone.

 

[mickey204]

I have 4 neon goby's an engineering goby and a diamond watchman goby.

They all chill in the bottom left of my 180, the dibond and engineer share a home (weird I know) and the neon goby's are literally right beside them all the time.

I've never seen any aggression from any of them.

Granted these guys are fed well.