Feeding Yellowheaded Sleeper Goby

[LauraLea]

About a month and a half ago, I added a Yellowheaded Sleeper Goby (Valencienna strigata) to a 70 gallon. He has made a home under a LR and has cleaned up all the substrate around it. He has begun to sift more outside of his "area", but I am worried that he is getting a bit skinny. He seems to sift all the time but mostly in the "clean" spots so I am worried that he is not getting enough to eat.


Other inhabitants:

False Percula
Cleaner Shrimp
Falco
2 Turbo Snails


I feed shrimp pellets (twice a day), marine granules (twice a day), frozen brine (once a day), and silversides (to the cleaner shrimp - yes, he is big and spoiled....)

I have read that some varieties of gobies like mysid shrimp and black worms but cannot find anything specific to this variety. I have also read that the yellow heads will slowly starve themselves to death, so I am worried.

Any advice would be so appreciated.

 

[mickey57]

.......Frozen Mysis
.............Mickey

 

[LauraLea]

Mickey,

Thanks! What a beautiful pair. Did you get them at the same time?

Is there any secret to feeding them the mysis? How do you insure that it gets to the bottom before the other tank mates get it? Do you put it in last?....

Thanks again.

 

[mickey57]

.......I did get them at the same time to bred these guys.I think they are so cool.Long story short.The female took a leap of faith to the tile floor and this Male is such an A-hole that my horses (see the Seahorse,bottom left) are upset with his presence,so he has been banished to a 55 all by himself until I get my 180gal set up.I have other Goldheads and horses together.Just this ones personality sucks.
................Mickey