Will a frogspawn eat small gobies?

[reefer1024]

I am planning to set up a small 12" cube with some Trimma gobies. About 1" in length. This tank will also have a large frogspawn for the centerpiece. I am concerned the tiny gobies will become a snack.

A few years ago in my big tank I had a Brazilian flameback angel that I spooked. He swam into my frogspawn and got stung and caught in the tentacles. The frogspawn actually started to pull him in and try to eat him. I had to reach my hand in the tank pull him out of the frogspawn and hold him in my hand for several minutes until he recovered from the shock.

Interestingly at the same time I had a yellow clown goby that would perch on the top of the frogspawn and not get stung.

So what do you think? Will trimma gobies become expensive coral food?

 

[FishboyBT]

Sounds ok to me.

 

[95accord]

should be fine.

 

[O-man21]

you're fine. My clown goby actually sits on my frogspawn. Frogspawn doesn't even notice.

 

[reefer1024]

yeah i have seen my clown goby do it also, but I also my Brazilian flamback angel almost get eaten alive by the same frogspawn the clown goby would sit on. This makes me wonder if the clown goby has some immunity to the corals sting that other fish/gobys might lack....

The trimma gobies I want to keep with a frogspawn are only 1" long. They kinda seem like a tempting snack for a frogspawn.

Does anyone have first had experience with a trimma goby that they saw touch a frogspawn?