Pair of Signal Gobys?

[smoney]

I want to get a pair of singnal gobies or they also call them twin spot gobies. The only thing is I have a yellow watchman goby, do you think they would all get together if I added a pair of signal gobies. Would that help them all the gobies to cope together? I have a 50 gallon tank, with quite alot of surface area and sand space.

Does anyone have these gobies?

 

[Bebo77]

sup money...

these?

i was looking at getting those as well but i have a BB tank...

 

[bennyinca]

They are not aggressive. But they feed from the sandbed, very low chance of survival in a reef tank IMO.

 

[smoney]

Hey Bebo,

Yeah, those were the ones I was gonna get a pair of them. Where are you going to put them if you get them? I thought you had no sandbed in your tank? is BB tank, Bare Bottom?

I swear you should get some sand in that tank, it would look so tight.

I was going to get them so I can keep my sand bed pearly white and plus I feed my tank very well.

If I get a pair of the signal gobies, and if i get a pistol shrimp will they all go together? like one pistol shrimp for the two gobies?

 

[ScotchMaster]

The problem with sand sifting gobies are they eat the animals that are your filtration from your sand...Other than that they are cool

 

[NicoleC]

Signigobius biocellatus is not a shrimp goby. They have very poor survival rates in captivity, and in a 50g they would directly compete with the YWG and they would probably fight.

 

[smoney]

I know they eat the stuff in the sand, but I have a refuge.

But My main concern was quarlls with the watchman goby, thanks alot Nicole. I was just curious about them pairing up with shrimp as well, because I saw my last signal goby burrowing a hole and thought that they could use some help from a pistol shrimp.

 

[NicoleC]

Signal gobies usually use old abandoned dens. Without one around, I suppose they'd have to give digging a try!

My YWG's dug their own dens before they had their shrimp pair buddies, but the shrimp are amazing! They are awesome engineers.

 

[laverda]

Sadly the twin spot or Signal gobies are prety much doomed in our tanks! They are a neat fish but save your money for soething that stands at least a chance of survival.