Sand sifting gobies

Ohiomom

Ohiomom

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Thinking about adding one to my tank..any ideas of good ones with good survival rates? Ones to stay away from? Also any better online stores to order from if I can't find one locally? I really don't like to order live goods online but think I may not have much of a choice.:)
 
I like orange spot gobies. I keep one in each of my six 125-gallon tanks to sift the sand and a single fish keeps the sand bed white. They work better than all the other sand sifting gobies I've tried, and after a little while eat frozen food like the other fish. The only downside to them is they really like to jump so you have to make sure there are no openings on the top of your tank.
 
i have 1 i call him a neon sand sifting goby he has a yellow head with a blue stripe and a light pink fin on top not sure of the real name but hes one of my favorites he keeps the bed very clean in my 120 my tops are opened and he hasn't jumped out yet hope he never does. He eats whatever i feed the tank brine mysis flake shrimp, and hes always cleaning the bed the only thing i dont like is he does spread sand all over the rock work.
 
I have a barred sleeper goby that sifts like crazy and eats all kinds of prepared foods ..had him two years in a open top tank never even looks like hed ever jump ...great fish .. jmo sean
 
see someone, a store owner, told me the gold bar sleeper goby is hard to keep alive and may starve in my tank. They had suggested a brown barred goby and I like them too but can't find one local. I had seen the white/ with gold stripe one in someones tank and I do like them and AT has it on the web site but was leary cause I really hate when stuff dies on me..kinda take it personally.
 
Also, I don't mind ordering online..but don't want to pay as much or more for shipping as I would for the fish..kind of defeats the purpose I think..unless someone is looking to order something and I can split it..ya know.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14620394#post14620394 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiscoReefRover
I have a barred sleeper goby that sifts like crazy and eats all kinds of prepared foods ..had him two years in a open top tank never even looks like hed ever jump ...great fish .. jmo sean
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I have the barred (dragon) for over a year. He eats everything I put in the tank. He even eats hair algae. The only downside is they tend to float up when the sift and get sand all over the place unlike the sleepers that tend to stay on the bottom.
 
I really like the gold bar goby but was worried it would not eat prepared food..I thought the dragon goby was more a brackish fish.
 
The one you linked to is the one I was leaning towards but no one local carries them. I only recognized it as the brown barred goby. Would hate to pay that much shipping for one fish. Anyone looking to order from there anytime soon? jk
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14628283#post14628283 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eggs
Wish I was closer, they have a Scott's Fairy Wrasse on sale I would like to order.
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Just a bit of a drive...even half way..:D
 
Saltwaterfish.com has 19.99 shipping and has the fish in stock..but have never ordered from there..has anyone else?
 
saltwaterfish.com is a good place , never had any problems from there with fish ,,,check the reef hot spot ,,top of the line fish for a fair price , and GOOD fish to . AT has nice dragons right now . i got one from there not to long ago , and hes a beast , big eater, healthy , real nice looking fish . 20 bucks at AT
 
thanks will run up there tomm...didn't see on the web site..didn't need anything else but that fish..so..
 
Gerg has several of the dragons up there right now , mine is real cool looking , nice turquoise/black stripes , big and round as a nickle , good sand sifter.......
 
Hey Murph..thanks for the heads up!!! Hubby stopped on his way home and picked one up for me. Really nice fish..great price and I must say he said he had a good experience this time at AT.
 
ahhhh you have to love it ,,have the hubby stop and get your fish !!!!
glad i could help out mom .....
 
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