Green Clown Goby

[Aussie_hippie_2]

I'm looking at getting one of these as the sole resident (other then corals) of my 5.5g nano. The tank has been around for quite a while now, and I feel it needs some action. Does anyone have personal experience with Green Clown Gobies? If you do, please share.

Cheers

 

[ZooZ]

only get one unless it is a pair. They kill their own kind.

 

[ozadars]

Clown gobies are hermaphrodite which means they will chance sex and form a pair in any case. You can even keep them in groups.

 

[ZooZ]

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=159&N=0

"It requires a 10 gallon or larger aquarium preferably with branching coral. It will rarely become aggressive towards other fish, but will fight with its own kind in smaller tanks. Therefore, it is best if it is kept with other docile species."

 

[ozadars]

liveaquaria.com may be a good place to order fish but not to get information

 

[ZooZ]

your stubborn

 

[LisaD]

Here's another source of information.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gobiodon.htm

I've only kept singles so I don't know first hand how they do in pairs in small tanks. However, I think in a 5.5 gallon tank you'd be better off with just one. They actually get pretty decent sized (they are small, but chunky and get bigger than you might expect). I could see going with a pair or even a trio of neon gobies in that small a tank, but not with more than one clown goby.

 

[Aussie_hippie_2]

Yeah, I was only planning on getting one...

Thanks for your help all