Panda Gobies

[Texas Aggie 06]

Anybody ever kept these? I think they are just too cute, but the information on them is limited. I am very tempted to get a couple but I am curious about their personalities and feeding habits. If anyone has one or knows someone who does, LET ME KNOW!!

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

They naturally live in poccilipora colonies.

They do not fare well without them, from what I have seen.

 

[Texas Aggie 06]

I have two Pocillopora colonies as well as many other branching SPS colonies. I got the colonies just for the panda gobies, but now I am hesitant to get some. I haven't heard ANY good experiences and understand they hide alot. I like small fish, and these guys would have a hayday in my 175, but I am second guessing now.

 

[Jacob D]

A friend had a couple in a 12g nano and rarely saw them. Putting one into a 175 would be like putting an ant on a football field and trying to find it from the nosebleed seats

 

[Texas Aggie 06]

haha - true...but hey, it would give me a big surprise everyime I saw them!

I've finally found some info on these guys and its all pretty bad, so I think I've changed my mind about these little guys. thanks!!!

 

[BlayneMan]

I had a panda in my 2.5 for about 3 months and it always stayed under my frogspawn. And when I added my little barnicle blenny, I never saw him again. I also never saw the fish eat!. He was very cool while he lasted. Maby he went down the overflow, he was very small.

 

[Peter Schmiedel]

I neever got them to eat :

They also where very agressive towards each other, so keeping multiple is not a good idea.

 

[rumor]

I had one a while back.
Put in a dead pocillopora skeleton just for it to host in.

Like Peter's, mine did not survive long even though it was gutloaded with BBS before release.

 

[just dave]

I've still have one that lives in a Pocillopora colony. It never leaves and is rarely visible.

 

[EDGRAY]

Well like all i thing they are really hard to keep and well i was gonna get one too but did so research and just bad feedbacks on this little fish and well other important fact to know is that this fish just like the clown goby are campture with cyanide and really strong amont and well eventually die cause of it or cause of the size something will eat it i sow at my LFS one being ate by a suncoral kinda amazing but cruel cause the fish was trying to get out but was too late..

 

[Peter Schmiedel]

Thats good news Dave!

Could you observe if it damages the coral or what kind of food it takes?

 

[just dave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7599579#post7599579 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Peter Schmiedel
Thats good news Dave!

Could you observe if it damages the coral or what kind of food it takes?

It seems like it might cause some minor damage in the heart of the colony but I'm not sure because what I'm seeing could also be what happens when the colony gets larger / denser.

 

[mickey57]

...Ah Hell,I have one coming in tomorrow..What about him being with a dragonett?Crap,made an impulse buy:lol: