TinyMouse559
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what are good reef safe and nano safe goby's? I'm looking for getting a goby for my 29g nano reef tank and i want to research on this before i purchase one.
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Myra
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Myra
Nano safe and reef safe goby?
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I'm having good luck with a Randall's Goby in a 34 gallon nano. He is in the tank with 2 clowns and a tailspot blenny and seems to be peaceful among the others.
My Randalls Goby never wanders far from his hole but he might be a bit large for a 29(asthetically speaking) I'd look more towards the Hi-fin type as they are much smaller physically.
Some likely candidates, Tangaroa shrimp goby, Yellownose shrimp goby, Blackray shrimp goby and the Whiteray shrimp goby (Yasha). Of course pair them with the tiny CandyCane pistol shrimp and you'll have an awesome combination that will be perfect for your 29g. These guys can and will jump till they get settled (and even after if they get spooked or harassed) so make sure you safeguard against it and you'll be all set.
Some likely candidates, Tangaroa shrimp goby, Yellownose shrimp goby, Blackray shrimp goby and the Whiteray shrimp goby (Yasha). Of course pair them with the tiny CandyCane pistol shrimp and you'll have an awesome combination that will be perfect for your 29g. These guys can and will jump till they get settled (and even after if they get spooked or harassed) so make sure you safeguard against it and you'll be all set.
I actually can't think of a true goby that isn't reef safe. Must are completely peaceful as well. I think your'e only concern is picking one that doesnt get too big. Sleeper head gobies for example can get 5-6 in and would not do well without a ton of sand. If you go to a site like bluezoo aquatics, you can find all the basic info you need on most all readily available gobies.
MikeandNicole
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I had a watchman with a tiger pistol in my 30g and they were great. In my 12 gallon I have had on and off a yasha, magnificent, and dracula. They are all outstanding fish but if I had to choose one I would go with the dracula because it gets a little bigger. Yashas and the magnificent stay pretty small and could get lost in a 30g (as outrageous as it sounds).
I would very much avoid flaming prawns and pandas, they are tiny and essentially invisible in any tank larger than a pico. I have a flaming prawn in the 12g and maybe see him once every two months. Clown gobies are nice unless you have SPS as they will nest in the SPS and can irritate them.
I would very much avoid flaming prawns and pandas, they are tiny and essentially invisible in any tank larger than a pico. I have a flaming prawn in the 12g and maybe see him once every two months. Clown gobies are nice unless you have SPS as they will nest in the SPS and can irritate them.
velvetelvis
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+2 on the YWG and the Randall's goby. Other possibilities are cleaner gobies (many are available captive-bred, sometimes even in pairs), tiger gobies (not the sand-sifting species, but the tiny striped ones that ORA breeds), and, as stated above, clown gobies (depending on your corals).
A lot of people who keep clown gobies have problems with them nipping at or irritating SPS, but I have a green one (G. atrangulatus) who's been a perfect citizen ever since I got him about six or seven months ago. (I suspect that part of this may be due to the fact that I don't have any acros.) He hops around and even sleeps in my branching montiporas all the time, and the corals are so used to him by now that they don't even retract their polyps anymore. Very colorful little fish, and very personable: every time I come up to the tank, he swims over to whichever side I'm on and perches in one of the SPS to stare right at me. He'll actually follow me all over the tank--probably hoping I'm about to feed him.
A lot of people who keep clown gobies have problems with them nipping at or irritating SPS, but I have a green one (G. atrangulatus) who's been a perfect citizen ever since I got him about six or seven months ago. (I suspect that part of this may be due to the fact that I don't have any acros.) He hops around and even sleeps in my branching montiporas all the time, and the corals are so used to him by now that they don't even retract their polyps anymore. Very colorful little fish, and very personable: every time I come up to the tank, he swims over to whichever side I'm on and perches in one of the SPS to stare right at me. He'll actually follow me all over the tank--probably hoping I'm about to feed him.
TinyMouse559
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YWG stands for? lol
iceh
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yellow watchman goby
TinyMouse559
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Oh ok! so i actually fell in love with the yasha goby and im wondering if i will be able to keep 2 of them in my 29G?
Jeremy1988
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Jeremy1988
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Hi there...while were at it is anyone positive that Panda gobys are reef safe? Like mainly with SPS???
