Twinspot gobies

[cabin]

I was at Penny's last weekend and she had two twinspot gobies, housed separately. I decided to take a chance and try combining them, having read that this species does better as a pair. I figured I had a 50-50 chance, and do have two tanks if it didn't work out. I'm pleased to report that they are getting along very well, hanging out togther, excavating under a rock together, etc. Presumably they are male and female and I got lucky. The only remaining trick is to get them eating food I provide, as I would assume they can't live off the sandbed, even in a well-established tank, forever. I've been putting in ample supplies of all kinds of food hoping to tempt them, but so far, they are ignoring it. Anyway, here is a picture:

 

[Ewan]

Beautiful fish! The nice thing about a pair is that you have two personalities to attempt to feed. If one tries some food, the other one is likely to follow suit.

Nice photo too!

 

[aquatic-A]

have you tried cyclopseeze?

 

[bunsenburner]

I buried a feeding tube ~ 1/2 inch in the sand and shot cyclopeeze into it whenever mine was around that area. It seemed to sift agressively after it got used to orange plumes shooting up. Unfortunately the two I had were not a pair and the other one never learned. The survivor now even eats flake as well as mysids that hit the botom.

 

[cabin]

Matt, can you describe your feeding tube arrangement a bit more? It sounds worth trying.

 

[bunsenburner]

The feeding set-up was a eice of 1/2 inch tube about 2.5 ft long, bottom just buried in sand, top protrudes from water (mine came just to the top of the back of my hood and held with a rubber band). I'd dissolve frozen cylopeeze (dehyrated didn't sink well at all) in tank water and shoot it into the tube with a turkey baster. Most of the cyclopeeze would shoot in a small plume from the sand, some would get trapped. Even with frozen peeze some would float at the water surface within the tube but with force they go down the tube. Considering that a bit smaller tube might work better but I'm not sure.

Mine really love mysids so perhaps try some of those in the tube as well.

 

[smtarr]

Wynne, Have you tried adult live brine shrimp? My difficult feeders seem to relish these. I've had success with my Mandarins, and my newly acquired scrawled cowfish as well as my Belted Wrasse. I buy mine at Golden Lamb in Gardiner. Sue

 

[aquatic-A]

sue, is the cowfish in your reef???? are you aware of their toxins?they are very cool fish but can cause major problems if stressed or it they die.