Feeding my Golby

Cjx0r

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I have a sandsifter golby that I got with a pistol shrimp as a pair as well as a clownfish on the same day.

They all seemed to be doing great at first, could barely ever see the shrimp tbh.

Unfortunately, my problem is that I seemingly can't feed the golby properly. He's always hiding, always running, always never around. When I try to feed him when I see him, he runs and I don't see him for hours. If I leave food outside of his hole, it just sits there until it starts decaying.

I'm actually having ammonia problems atm due to all the food I can't get the golby to eat, and now he's starting to chase the clownfish occasionally which I assume is because he's hungry.


My question is, how do I get him to eat? What should I try feeding him? Are there foods I can leave out that he will find appetizing if he came upon it hours later? Am I not doing him any favors like this?
 
How long have you had it? Maybe it's still just trying to get comfortable? Did you see it eat anything when you bought it? If so, try that. GL.
 
How long have you had it? Maybe it's still just trying to get comfortable? Did you see it eat anything when you bought it? If so, try that. GL.

Around 10 days. At first he seemed more social and wouldn't run from me as much. He ate some sinking pellets I had and kept chewing them until they got softer.


My real concern is that I've caught him eyeing the clownfish and seen him chase after the clown pretty much the same way he darts for food that's about to hit the floor. I get scared I'm gonna come in one day and the clown's gonna be gone.

And I "think" the golby has shrunk a bit since I've got him. Idk for sure though.
 
What kind of goby is it? And what size tank? Is the goby staying in the burrow with the shrimp most of the time?
 
How deep of a sandbed do you have?

Also. Not nitpicking, but it's Goby, not "golby".
I do the same thing when people say "irregardless", or "melk".

Anyway, sifting gobies usually prefer a dsb, vs shallow.

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