Gold Head Sleeper Goby

[brianbrainstein]

I love this guy, he is hysterical and does his job well. He's about 5 inches long, here is a bad picture of him.

However, he always covers my acans with sand. Even though I blow them off ever night, they are starting Ronen unhappy. Has anyone ever setup some cheap power heads and had them turn on full blast for a minute or so a couple of time a day to blow them off? Any other ideas to keep both the fish & the coral happy besides spending all day picking up after him?


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[BlackTip]

Great fish, but Diamond Watchman is better choice.

 

[harley3ky]

Great fish, but Diamond Watchman is better choice.

Curious as to why you say that. I loved my Gold Head Sleeper but he was tragically murdered. I want to get another but wasn't sure if I wanted that one or go with a different one.

My only complaint with the Gold Head Sleeper was that he seemed to move most of the sand to the back wall of the aquarium but I guess any goby will put it where he wants it.

 

[brianbrainstein]

I'm curious as well. I think he is a great fish, just curious if anyone has rigged up a "blow off" system.

Mine chose one of my islands to build his castle. Covered up the whole base layer of rock, but he seems content now.


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[Assasi]

Diamond gobies tend to not swim up and cover everything with sand, they scoop and filter at sand level.

 

[Irishdolphin]

diamond gobies tend to not swim up and cover everything with sand, they scoop and filter at sand level.

+1

 

[CeresReef]

Harley, who was the murderer in this case?

 

[harley3ky]

Harley, who was the murderer in this case?

Not really sure since I found him ripped in half and didn't appear to be munched on much if at all. I assumed that it was my snowflake eel but thought it was weird that neither half of the goby was eaten. So I guess I really don't know for sure. Other fish in the tank at the time was a Majestic Angel, an evil Lunare Wrasse, Coral Beauty, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, a few scarlet reef hermits and 2 small orange knuckle crabs.

Any thoughts?