I have a 20 gallon long that has a yellow watchman goby and a pistol shrimp pair. I'm just wondering if it's possible to add another goby to the tank, my lfs has some yellow clown gobies and I was considering one of them. I heard the hi fin red banded goby can be a good tank mates as well.
Watchman goby tank mates
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Coelli
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I have a yellow watchman and a yasha goby who live under opposite sides of the same big rock with no problems. In fact, the watchman was paired with a randall's (candy cane) pistol shrimp for 9 months, but the shrimp ditched him for the yasha almost as soon as it was introduced to the tank and is seen with the yasha all the time now. However, I suspect the shrimp might actually be two-timing both of them under the rock!
There is a significant difference in a 65 gallon tank and a 20 gallon tank in terms of territory.
Coelli
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Oh, I completely missed that (shouldn't sleep-post). That said - my tank is a 65g tall, so the footprint (which is mostly what matters with gobies) is only 6" longer and wider than a 20g, and again, the two fish live under the same rock. The yasha had others to choose from but picked this one and hasn't moved in the months since introduction. Although their burrow entrances are on opposite sides the rock is concave and open underneath and the sandbed is only 1" deep. There is *no way* they are not in physical proximity constantly. I wouldn't add another watchman-type goby or jawfish, but these two have been fine. And again, I am pretty sure they're even sharing a pistol shrimp.