watchman goby, tiger pistol, and skunk cleaners potential problems

[xboxdisc]

Two problems: I don't think my goby is eating and it's very inactive.

My yellow watchman goby isn't very social. When I introduced it to the tank, it was very active and would forage around. I'm guessing this is typical since the pistol was building the home, so the watchman would be on patrol.

Next morning, their home has been completed and the goby is now completely hidden. So far, I haven't seen it come out. The pistol, on the other hand, does come out to scour the area on occasion.

Is this normal? In all the videos and descriptions, I see that the goby is usually perched outside the burrow on full alert. Also, the goby looks pretty thin. The pistol comes out to take the freeze dried kill, but the goby still stays hidden. I'm thinking of injecting a small amount of frozen krill (or some frozen brine) into their burrow... Will that work?


As for the skunk cleaners, they seem to be doing well. One of them though, would stand on a rock and sway back and forth repeatedly. Is that good? I haven't seen it move from that rock since two days ago (unless I approach the tank, but it'll move back to it later). It's very mesmerizing.

 

[xboxdisc]

I'm wrong about the skunks. They're doing fine... But still, one of them really likes that spot on the rock. Do they set up stationary cleaning stations? I've always thought that they clean wherever they are, thus becoming mobile stations...

I guess the yellow goby has adapted because I snuck up on my tank and saw it perched outside its burrow. Still, I don't think it's eating!

 

[gweston]

When new to a tank Skunk Cleaners tend to hide a bit, or find a spot where they feel safest. Once comfortable, they go all over. Mine does have a favorite cleaning station, but it will roam about and forage for food. During the day it perches at it's cave entrance, sneaking out to clean a fish. At night it perches on a Koralia powerhead, or even parks on the heater... in the open. They sway their white 'arms' and extend their tentacles to get the attention of a fish.. OR YOU if it sees you wander by

Early on my Skunk would harass my red bubbletip anemone.. trying to snag bits of mysis. They are quite crafty at getting food tidbits from an anemone. She (I know it is a female due to carrying unfertilized eggs on occasion) sometimes will poke around the zoas or ricordia for food. But has mostly given up as it wasn't productive. When I feed mysis to the tank. I spot feed the Skunk, which readily accepts it. She LOVES mysis. Otherwise I supplement her diet by dropping a few formula 1 pellets near her favorite cave. She learned to scavenge that part of the tank as I also feed the fish consistently in that corner.

Not sure of the goby... I guess the best you can do is try to spot feed a bit in the area. Try small pellets maybe? If he eats, he does. If he doesn't...