Goby Intro

[Zbreefer]

I will be introducing an Orange Stripe Prawn Goby to my DT in a few days. I'm wondering if there are any tips to encourage him to take up residence in a hiding spot in front of the tank and not the back. He's very good at hiding in QT and I would like to see him again once he enters the DT.

Thanks, ZB

 

[Nina51]

not a whole lot you can do. he'll pick his spot, hopefully it will be in the front where you can see him.

 

[reepher315]

My goby has tunnels and holes all over the tank didnt take him long. Cool to watch him pop hishead out to move some sand around.

 

[shesacharmer]

This reply is a little late but I put a pistol shrimp down in my DT in the front where a rock had a small depression in the sand while my goby was in QT. I never saw the the pistol shrimp again for weeks and weeks. Today I shined a flashlight into that hole and there he was working away under that very rock. So I took a small net and took my little goby out of the QT and held the net closed until I could put the goby right in that hole. Voila! It stayed put and then backed into the tunnel. It's such a prime spot for them and plenty of room to excavate so I'm hoping to see more of them in the coming months.