Help with Diamond Goby

[Mikro]

I have cut back on feeding due to a HA problem and am now unsure if the Goby is getting enough food. I tried putting food on a rigid airline tube but it seems to scare him. Maybe it will work if I keep trying it.
I would put food near his home in the rock but I think he has moved to the back of the tank.
Any suggestions to get him to eat?

 

[mrkalel]

You know I have read that up to 60-70% of sand sifters have worms... that could be the problem as well...

About a year ago I had a diamond goby that ate all the time and still got skinnier and skinnier... finally passed but I have to think that was the problem...

 

[Bohle]

My best friend has a diamond goby, hes had it for probably 6 months, when I first saw it, the guy was fat and a beast, but I just was over there yesterday and his heads big but his body is really skinny, I do see him sifting the sand non-stop everytime I am over there. But my buddy says he eats /shrug... then why is it SOO skinny!

 

[reef_doug]

I lost mine due to starvation last week. I had him for 3 years too.

When I tried to feed him by dropping food in a PVC tube, he would get scared and leave. My flame hawk was aggresive at keeping the goby away from any foods.

 

[dragonette]

mine would try to eat the end of the turkey baster before I could even squeeze mysis out.. he was a rabid beast. Even stole food out of the tentacles of my LPS corals. I sold him to a forum member when I downsized to my nano