Whitecap Goby (Lotilia graciliosa)

Nice job Matt!!! It's about time some Whitecap Gobys (Lotilia graciliosa) get into the trade! You are a lucky guy, that is one beautiful fish! Congrats man, I hope it lives a long happy life in your care. :)
 
The goby is still doing well but i haven't seen it in the open since it was put in the tank. The only way i can see him is if i look into it's cave and even then i can only see his head. i had an idea that i wanted to get some advice on. i have a goby/pistol pair in my 180 and i was thinking of taking out the goby and pairing up that pistol with my whitecap in the 180. the shrimp already has his home built right in front so i figured it would stay there and i could just switch the whitecap out with the other goby. anyone see any problems with it? i could even put a small critterkeeper over the area so the goby won't get lost until he finds the pistol. thanks in advance!

-matt
 
He may just need more time to before he is out more. My watchman took almost six weeks before becoming very comfortable roaming out of his burrow for extended periods of time. The pistol shrimp could be a gamble since they (the goby and shrimp) were not originally paired.
 
I'd say leave the thing be. Sometimes it just takes a few weeks/months for certain fish to get comfortable. Based on diver accounts of their behavior it sounds like these gobies are incredibly shy.
 
A buddy of mine had a pair of these back in 02-03. He sold 'em for $150 (each) back then I believe. They are a lovely fish in person. So cool to watch 'em hover.
 
So, I gotta ask... what's with the price?

I'd be lying if I said it didn't sadden me that a fish I've admired in pictures for 20 years now ends up being so expensive. Is it purely a demand thing at this point?
 
SDguy said:
So, I gotta ask... what's with the price?

I'd be lying if I said it didn't sadden me that a fish I've admired in pictures for 20 years now ends up being so expensive. Is it purely a demand thing at this point?
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Demand is high and they come from the north of the red sea where you cant collect from, very few seem to go south and when they do they seem to be collected for the trade rather than left to establish them selfs so we could have better availability of them. I think. :crazy1:

When i have seen them in the wild there borrows wernt tucked in under the rocks and were a good 2 feet away, I dont know if this is what they might prefer but them most the shrimp gobys pairs i saw were out in the open rather than like in our systems where they hide under part rock.
 
inselaffe said:
Demand is high and they come from the north of the red sea where you cant collect from, very few seem to go south and when they do they seem to be collected for the trade rather than left to establish them selfs so we could have better availability of them. I think. :crazy1:
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Judging by what Kevin Kohen had to say in that thread I linked to earlier, I didn't get the impression that they had a limited range.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1508468&highlight=lotilia+graciliosa
 
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I saw one of these little guys at an lfs today. Really cool fish, but really small. I think it was listed for $500.
 
I wasn't able to get the fish as there was an unforeseen tragedy within my family so spending the 700 was out of the question. Im really upset about this but i will surely find one in the future :-/ .It seems they are becoming more and more available.DFS has one on their site as well as a couple fish stores ive heard of.I got a cherub angel and a Multibar angel for now and this fish is still going to go in my tank but its going to have to wait a few months. Any more updates on your fish would be greatly appreciated and pictures would be great to if you can?! thanks
 
Even have the proper pistol with it!! Very cool!
http://www.uniquecorals.com/lotilia-graciliosa-white-cap-goby?SID=d67de56709c6f3bcc91dd850f228fb1e

fish1.jpg
 
Honestly, that's the first time I've seen that symbiotic shrimp with it, so I can't say that's "over-priced".... If you're a collector, and going for the dream, you simply must have the proper shrimp, IMO :nerd:
 
twelvejewelz said:
They are really becoming available alot more lately! Divers den sold the one they had for 900$ i believe but they have one on there now for 500$!!! Someone better jump on that its the cheapest ive seen it so far!
http://www.liveaquaria.com/DiversDen/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=97719

EDIT: Damn SDGuy they sold that one. How much were they selling it for?They have one at Unique now without the shrimp for 1000$ forget that way overpriced!
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The price is WITH a shrimp paired up, twelve...not without. :)
 
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