Gobie death!

[Rafty]

Hi all

Is it normal for gobies to just die? I have mixed reef tank. Had gobie pair 6 months ago introduced. Have been fine and then this morning I find one dead. I assume I can't reintroduce another mate for the remaining one?

I wonder if another anemone or coral sting death.




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[RioReefr]

I had a watchman goby once. He got to close the "clowns-territory" and suspect the female clown took a piece of his dorsal fins. At that point he was pretty helpless and couldn't swim around. I tried to put him in a QT, but there was heavy breathing and sadly he died the next day. If you have other fish, perhaps they nicked at him and damaged his fins.

 

[ROB2005]

Is it one of those sand sifting gobies? If so, those guys are tricky to keep long term in my opinion, due to their feeding requirements. They sift sand on a consistent basis trying to look for bits and pieces of food, and unless you do several feedings a day, they tend to slowly starve and perish. Other times, they may be stressed by other tank mates. They are entertaining to watch, just remember they require a lot of work on our part to keep them fat.

 

[ZenGuitarGuy]

I lost a yellow watchman goby last year, and to this day I can't say for sure how it died, but I mostly think the pistol shrimp did it. My sleeper goby sifts sand of course, but also eats like a pig, and he looks well-fed for sure.