jawfish question and shrimp+goby question

[Ricimer]

Thanks!
Nutrient sink? I am aiming at Natural Nitrate Reduction and "biodiversity" with my DSB. Also looks more natural and is a must for animals like macrodactyla doreensis (coming home next month), fighting conch, and... sifting gobies
I had a look at the yellow watchman. It's not dull, I find it quite nice in fact. Altough on liveaquaria.com they say it's a jumper and that a tight cover is a must...

 

[Ricimer]

I did some more reading. I have finally come to these three options:
-Two spot goby
-amblygobius rainfordi
-amblygobius rainfordi
We already discussed the first one, what do you think of the latters?

 

[technoshaman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7131448#post7131448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ricimer
I did some more reading. I have finally come to these three options:
-Two spot goby
-amblygobius rainfordi
-amblygobius rainfordi
We already discussed the first one, what do you think of the latters?

I had a rainford's for 2 years in this tank who dissapeared one weekend - I think a brittle star may have gotten him. I'd say same deal as a mandarin as far as feeding / pods and they do graze microalgae though I wouldn't mix too many pod eaters in one tank unless it's huge. Mine would eat snail eggs and whatever he foraged - could not spot feed him. Very docile little fish but doesn't do well with large , boisterous fishes - somewhat shy.

 

[Ricimer]

But do they forage specifically on the DSB sifting sand in their mouth, or not really that type of fish?
By the way, do you know if shrimp gobies are found in nature without a pistol shrimp or always associated with one?

 

[Ricimer]

Oops... Just noticed the mistake in my previous post. I stated two times the rainfordi but the third option should be:
-amblygobius hectori

 

[Ricimer]

Still reading about it. If I get the fish now it will be a single yellow watchman. If it happens after I upgrade to a 210 gal, then I would really try a pair of twinspot goby. I am going to start two new treads to ask people about succes and failures with the twinspot and to ask about jumping behavior of the yellow watchman. Read some places that it was prone to jump and the opposite in from other sources. I guess it depends largely on the set-up. Thanks for bringing my attention on that great fish Technoshaman!

 

[technoshaman]

Good call on the yellow watchman - my pair are a favorite of everyone who sees my tank.

 

[Ricimer]

Not hiding a lot? Maybe a good idea to have a pair like you do... Behavior is so interesting with pairs of fish.