Fish Compatability?

[ca1ore]

Looking for anyone who has direct experience with .....

1. Keeping multiple watchman gobies - I have a large diamond watchman in my 265, and a smaller yellow prawn watchman in one of my kids tanks. Could I move the latter in with the former? It is a big tank, but I have never tried to keep more than a single watchman.

2. My LFS has a few of those green clown gobies at the moment. I have heard that they can be nippers. Anyone keeping them in a reef tank successfully?

Thanks!

 

[Paul B]

I also like watchmans. Adult Males will fight and one will get killed. Sometimes even males of different species of watchman will fight. I have lost quite a few like this. The mated pairs live about 12 years and spawn continousely. You can add all the females you like.
My tank is 6' long

 

[Dmorty217]

Paul, I really like how you have things in your tank that you would find on a reef or shipwreck. Ie... Chain and bottle. The 4th picture down looks very natural

 

[ca1ore]

Don't have the foggiest idea whether my watchman gobies are 'watchmen' or 'watchladies'!

 

[Dmorty217]

Don't have the foggiest idea whether my watchman gobies are 'watchmen' or 'watchladies'!

From what's have gathered it is speculated that females are a grayer in color? Other than that I'm not much if any help

 

[Paul B]

The females smell better.

... Chain and bottle. The 4th picture down looks very natural

Thank you Dmorty, does this also look natural? :uhoh3:

 

[danimallaminad]

Hahaha thats awesome. Do you have a full tank shot Paul?

 

[Paul B]

 

[ca1ore]

Paul, has this tank actually been running continuously since 1971? Other than the fact that the tank itself has hung together for that long, would rather put the lie to old-tank syndrome!

 

[Dmorty217]

The females smell better.



Thank you Dmorty, does this also look natural? :uhoh3:

Not quite as natural as the chain and bottle but I like it! How long has that stuff been in the tank? Did you do anything special to the chain before putting it in there?

 

[Paul B]

I made that chain out of acrylic and I collected that can in the sea and coated it with fiberglass resin.
The tank was started in 71 in a 40 gallon tank, but in about 78 I moved, so I took it with me and put everything into this larger tank.