yellow headed sleeper goby

[cattfish]

Are yellow headed sleeper gobies really that hard to keep? Half the shops say they are good, the other half say they are bad. All my books say they are hard to feed. But none of the books say to avoid them. What is anyones experience with them?
Jo

 

[Bret61081]

I heard they are hard to keep too...sadly after I bought one! but since the day I got mine...it will eat everything I put in the tank...from attacking the strips of nori...to the silversides for my eel! I would think as long as you see them eating atleast live brine at the store, you'd be good to go...just make sure you buy a turkey baster! Your going to need it to clean all the sand off the corals and rocks!! THEY MAKE A MESS!!! Good luck

 

[VSpeck]

they are just hard to feed. when i delt with them I had to start by putting some food in the sand they would sift it out then they would start to figure it out other than that thier not bad

 

[jgoodrich71]

They are not hard to get to eat. The problem is keeping them fed. It's hard, especially with other fish in the tank, to make sure that they are getting their fare share. They usually come in with sunken stomachs and remain that way till they die. The other bad thing about them is they are jumpers.

 

[Kazza24]

we just bought a pair today and found out the hard way that they are jumpers.
The second one we put in must have got spooked and managed to jump into the corner drop off where the live rock is.
After a bit of panicking we took all the rock off the top of him and very gently grabbed him and returned him to the tank. So far so good but I am sure we will find out in the morning.

 

[JENnKerry]

Mine's a pig. I've had him for a little over a year. He eats anything and I do mean anything I put in the tank. Really, it's the other fish that have to do the competing because he's such a pig.

 

[fishfanv]

mine's a pig too. he eats everything i feed the tank: mysis, pellets, flakes, krill, prime reef, etc. and he's not afraid to get out there during feeding time. he has peaceful tankmates, though, so that may make a difference. when it's not feeding time he can be seen sand sifting.

 

[NexDog]

I just got one for sand sifting duty. I have a 6-Spot sleeper goby which is similar but not as pretty but does a good job on the sand. If all goes well with this one I might get another.