Green Banded Gobies

[Fanof49ASU]

In trying to find out if they are part of the symbiotic community with pistol shrimp, I ran across this interesting tidbit of info.

In reading Wikipedia, I find out that they are "are bi-directional protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that when paired up, if necessary, one changes sex to form a breeding pair. In the case of two females forming a pair, the larger of the two becomes male, and in the case of two males, the smaller changes sex to become female."

Is this correct? I picked up a pair of these the other day, and had intentions of trying to find them mates, but apparently I shouldn't bother.

Any confirmation is appreciated.

 

[Fishboy42]

I don't know from experience, but from the discussions in the fish-breeding forum (I hang out there a lot!), a couple of the "senior" breeders there have suggested for this species that "any two will do." I found this to be true with neon gobies anyway (same genus as GBG). Hope this at least kind-of helps! I'd be interested to hear your experiences with your pair.

Matt