Sand sifting gobys

[bkhunt]

I am looking at getting a sand sifting goby. I would like to get a golden head sleeper. In your opion what is the best sifter?

Brian

 

[rpjaws74]

Ive had the golden sleeper goby but never make it past couple months for some reason. Ive heard not very hardy. But in the other hand I currently have a diamond goby that Ive had for almost 2 yrs now. And he keeps my sand very clean.

 

[Krazy]

I'd go with a diamond goby, excellent hard working sifter, stays low too and doesn't bring the sand up into the water current covering corals....

 

[snorvich]

Golden Headed Sleeper gobies will create sand storms, deplete your sand bed of desirable organisms, then starve.

 

[SweetTang]

+1 on this. Mine died exactly two nights ago after having him for two months. He was fun to watch for the first week, then I got tired of blowing the sand off of all my corals every day. He would eat other food when I fed my fish (Myses, Bloodworms, brine), but started getting skinny a few weeks ago, so I knew his time was coming.

Cool fish, but I will never get another one.

Golden Headed Sleeper gobies will create sand storms, deplete your sand bed of desirable organisms, then starve.

 

[bkhunt]

What about this gobie: amblygobius phalaena, Dragon Gobie, Brownbarred Gobie. From what I see they sift the sand, eat some alage, and meaty foods?

 

[K916]

Its so often that you hear about starving gobies but my yellow headed goby has been with me for almost 2 years now

He sifts through the sand and eats pellets, flakes and mysis as well