How to feed my Gobies

[GoLowDrew]

I just got two gobies as recommended by LFS. They are doing well. One is yellow and one is green (sorry, don't recall the full name).

Either case, they both are hanging around at the bottom of hiding when it comes time to eat. They been missing several meals, so I hate to think what may happen.

The clowns just ate them all up. I don't want to put too much food, cause all I'll be doing is overfeeding the clowns.

Questions:

- How do I need Gobies?
- Currently I have flakes. Do they need something else?
- Did I get the wrong fish to go with my Tomato clowns? LFS recommended it.

 

[forddna]

The yellow guy look like this? Real tiny?

 

[indydog1]

shrimp will help get themto eat add a little garlic to it as well.

 

[gbcichlids]

clown gobies? If so these can be difficult to feed.

 

[GoLowDrew]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12800293#post12800293 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by indydog1
shrimp will help get themto eat add a little garlic to it as well.

So no chance flakes will work?

 

[Bluespot22]

nope

 

[espocrespo]

brine shrimp is always a good start.

 

[GoLowDrew]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12802498#post12802498 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by espocrespo
brine shrimp is always a good start.

I have some dried ones at home. The shrimp just stays on the water surface. My gobies are not coming up (and out).

 

[Diatome]

I have always loved gobies. I got a Citron Goby for my kids. Flakes will not work unless you knock them down into the water column each time you feed. Pretty much not going to work. Frozen mysis or, better yet, frozen spirulina brine shrimp. The clowns will love it and it will drop for the goby as well.

 

[nnn614]

Try Articpods or Cyclopeeze for small gobies like that.