Viability of Catalina Gobie

[SuperDaveA]

What is the viability of a Catalina Gobie to survive in a warm water tank? I know they are supposed to be in a cold water tank but I have a friend who said he had a pair for 2.5 years. They ended up dying when he did a big tank move to a different apartment.

Thanks!

 

[snorvich]

Poor.

 

[SuperDaveA]

Poor.

Blunt and to the point. I like it :lmao:
That's kind of what I thought.

 

[ed4]

I'd imagine that these poor fish would suffer something miserable before death.

 

[AquamanSE]

Blunt and to the point. I like it :lmao:
That's kind of what I thought.

In most cases a chiller would be needed to achieve a cool 68-72 & for me in the SE USA right now it would run constant!

 

[NyReefNoob]

well i am a month into owning one myself, my tank stays 77-78 degree's via chiller, is a pretty active fish eating anything frozen, pellets and flakes, as well as the fish sat in the store a month before i got it

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

How long would you last in the Desert?

As for the fish, in water above 75, a few months at best, but really, is it worth it?

Would you want to spend all your days in a sauna?

 

[snorvich]

How long would you last in the Desert?

As for the fish, in water above 75, a few months at best, but really, is it worth it?

Would you want to spend all your days in a sauna?

Agreed. Although I keep my tanks on the coolish side (77F) I would never try this fish. Why force a fish into inappropriate circumstances?

 

[Pallobi]

well i am a month into owning one myself, my tank stays 77-78 degree's via chiller, is a pretty active fish eating anything frozen, pellets and flakes, as well as the fish sat in the store a month before i got it

all this means is you bought a fish you shouldnt have and didnt do the research ahead of time... and that you keep it in an inappropriate enviroment... unfortunately it will die sooner than later... thanks for sharing lol

 

[LargeAngels]

2 years so far at no more than 73°F.

 

[treylane]

Give greenbanded gobies a try - they're also small, colorful, and active. And they'll be at home in a typical reef tank.

 

[RandyFolds]

Yeah, the catalina goby is not suited to tropical tanks whatsoever. So someone kept one 2.5 years...in a coldwater tank, that could have been 12.5 years. Coldwater species in warm water just burn out quicker.

 

[SuperDaveA]

I went out and bought a yellow watchman goby. Seems happy in the tank so far

 

[RandyFolds]

Way better choice. I have a yellow watchman that's been cruising for about six years.

 

[NyReefNoob]

all this means is you bought a fish you shouldnt have and didnt do the research ahead of time... and that you keep it in an inappropriate enviroment... unfortunately it will die sooner than later... thanks for sharing lol

ummmm not un-informed and i knew what i was buying, so guess it would have been better to leave in the store to die or for someone who doesnt have a clue to buy it, not saying it makes it better that i did, but i feel i can give it a better chance then most, i am far from a novice or in-experianced, and got to love the positiveness

 

[Ceebuano]

poor.

+1

 

[RandyFolds]

ummmm not un-informed and i knew what i was buying, so guess it would have been better to leave in the store to die or for someone who doesnt have a clue to buy it, not saying it makes it better that i did, but i feel i can give it a better chance then most, i am far from a novice or in-experianced, and got to love the positiveness

You are keeping it in water that is twenty degrees too warm and acting like you're doing the fish a favor? Not so much...

Crank your reef up to a hundred degrees and see how it fares...

 

[small alien]

ummmm not un-informed and i knew what i was buying, so guess it would have been better to leave in the store to die or for someone who doesnt have a clue to buy it, not saying it makes it better that i did, but i feel i can give it a better chance then most, i am far from a novice or in-experianced, and got to love the positiveness

This makes no sense. If you're trying to save the fish from someone who doesn't have a clue, then don't be someone who does have a clue but doesn't give a damn. In my opinion, that is a worse offense.:hammer:

 

[NyReefNoob]

so in reading some say 50-60 while others say it comes from 65-75 degree, and the problem with warmer waters is that it becomes more prone to disease, not trying to act ignorant, but in all honesty out of all the members here there is how many true cold water species tanks ? and yes i know it may not be able to tolerate the warmer waters and i can pull it and put it in my seahorse system which is around 70 degree's and this is where it origanally went but my Gobiodon atrangulatus which always hides was on the hunt for it soon as it hit the water and would not stop harrassing it.
so in all honesty you guys sit on the throne saying it was better to leave it in the store and definately let it die then to give the fish a better chance then it had there, and not saying i made the best choice, and i had read on the species before i had purchased it, and it was intended for my seahorse tank, but being beaten to death for me wasnt a option for the fish so it went into my reef

 

[RandyFolds]

so in reading some say 50-60 while others say it comes from 65-75 degree, and the problem with warmer waters is that it becomes more prone to disease, not trying to act ignorant, but in all honesty out of all the members here there is how many true cold water species tanks ? and yes i know it may not be able to tolerate the warmer waters and i can pull it and put it in my seahorse system which is around 70 degree's and this is where it origanally went but my Gobiodon atrangulatus which always hides was on the hunt for it soon as it hit the water and would not stop harrassing it.
so in all honesty you guys sit on the throne saying it was better to leave it in the store and definately let it die then to give the fish a better chance then it had there, and not saying i made the best choice, and i had read on the species before i had purchased it, and it was intended for my seahorse tank, but being beaten to death for me wasnt a option for the fish so it went into my reef

Even your seahorse tank at 70 degrees is ill suited to supporting it. Catalina gobies live where the average water temperature is about 60 degrees, with the majority of the year being below that.

What you did was tell the owner of that LFS that catalina gobies sell and he should stock another to replace the one you bought. Unfortunately, letting fish die in a vendors tank repeatedly is the most effective way to prevent them from buying more of them...

I don't think anyone is on a throne, they are just telling you how it is.