Shrimp Gobies
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MikeandNicole
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We have both and love both. Hi fins work great with pistols and are very easy on the wallet. We have had yashas for years as well and they are great fish as well.
MikeandNicole
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BTW yashas are incredibly easy to pair so if you are looking for a pair of fish to go with your pistol, go with a pair.
MikeandNicole
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Questionable.
We have had gobies share a pistol, but there is no guaranty.
We have had dracula gobies pair with yasha gobies, and yahsa gobies pair with yellow watchmen gobies, but both times it was chance that they took a liking to each other.
My current yasha and pair of hi fin gobies live on opposite ends of the 205g tank, with the hi fins sharing a pistol.
Fish Biscuit
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If they're going into a 23g, pick one goby or a male/female pair of the same species. The tank is too small for them to stay away from each other if they don't get along.
What she said. FYI, substantially larger is measured in feet rather than gallonage.
MikeandNicole
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I've kept them for years.
They do hide when they are first introduced, or if they are kept without a pistol, but after about a month I have always seen them reliably.
Yasha gobies can be sexed based on their ventral fins. One of the sexes has a black edged ventral.
In the wild sometimes different species of stonogobiops can share the same hole. I have S. yasha, nematodes and xanthorhinica all sharing one shrimp in one hole. Ptereleotris dart fishes can also share the same home, but they do not interact with the shrimp.
If you are attempting to mix different stonogobiops I the same hole for an interesting display 'make sure to introduce all at the same time. And make sure the area you choose for the digging is large enough for them. A good location will be under a large base rock, and provide many rough rubble for the shrimp to open up and stabilize the hole. You'll be surprised how much rubble they can consume. To date I've added 4 handfuls of rough chips and all have been used up.
If the fish and shrimp partnership is very stable with a nice hole, thy won't jump and wil feel very comfortable. The shrimps can be paired as well.
In the wild sometimes different species of stonogobiops can share the same hole. I have S. yasha, nematodes and xanthorhinica all sharing one shrimp in one hole. Ptereleotris dart fishes can also share the same home, but they do not interact with the shrimp.
If you are attempting to mix different stonogobiops I the same hole for an interesting display 'make sure to introduce all at the same time. And make sure the area you choose for the digging is large enough for them. A good location will be under a large base rock, and provide many rough rubble for the shrimp to open up and stabilize the hole. You'll be surprised how much rubble they can consume. To date I've added 4 handfuls of rough chips and all have been used up.
If the fish and shrimp partnership is very stable with a nice hole, thy won't jump and wil feel very comfortable. The shrimps can be paired as well.
Fish Biscuit
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I had a yasha that was extremely shy, took me 2 weeks to see him after I added it & that was in a 12 g cube. Eventually something spooked it & he jumped into the back chamber of the cube & after put back in the tank refused to go near the pistol.
I find the randall to be much more bold & will hold it's own though I didn't find him aggressive when it was in the 12 w/ a tailspot blenny. It may be interesting to see what happens going forward as it is the first fish in the 40.
I find the randall to be much more bold & will hold it's own though I didn't find him aggressive when it was in the 12 w/ a tailspot blenny. It may be interesting to see what happens going forward as it is the first fish in the 40.
