red head goby...?

[flipteg]

there is a really pretty red head goby at one of the local fish stores... i have a 30 gallons with a hi-fin goby, a green banded goby and a percula clownfish...

i've had problems with overfeeding a couple of months ago when the tank was new... it is only now that i am finally begining to have control over my nitrates (2.5 to 5 mg/l)... i said to myself no more fish...! but the more i think about it, the more i'm starting to want to buy the red head goby... i was wondering what do you all think of the bio-load... or am i being too meticulous...? right now i only have LPS and soft coral and a "trial" acropora fragment... my main goal for the tank is LPS dominated with 2 or 3 nice colonies of SPS on the top part...

 

[flipteg]

ok... since no one seems to have any experience with these fishes, how about if i ask the additional bioload of small gobies in general...? nothing that grows over 2 inches... they seems so small but i know the still add to the bioload somewhat...

 

[mysis]

i would say yes and no.

Depending on your set up.

Do you have a DSB?
A refugium?
Skimmer?
how much live rock?

if you have adequate LR and a dsb (15cm or so) and a good skimmer you will be fine. Just make sure you not over feeding.

Dean

 

[flipteg]

i have 30 gallons with around 40 lbs. of live rocks... the sandbed is about 3-4 inches thick and i do have chaetos... the skimmer that i have is a small AquaMedic hang on the back that is rated at 60 gallons (even though i think it won't be able to handle anything much more than a 30...)

 

[ratziel]

A red head goby stays small ( about the size of neon cleaner gobies) so it wont add to your bioload that much. They are a cool little fish with lots of personality and I think they are cleaner fish too though I've never seen mine do that.