Diamond Goby Question

[brianjfinn]

Just found a pair of Diamond Gobies and wanted to double check before I bought them. The tank is a 70 gallon that has been established for almost a year (set up November of last year.) Currently there are no other tank mates (other than inverts and coral), but the future tank mates will consist mainly of shrimp gobies, anthias, a small to mid-sized wrasse or two, and a clown pair.

My question is if I would need to choose between this pair and a pair of Two Spot (Signal) Gobies. I'm not sure if a 70 gallon would provide enough substrate for four gobies. If it came down to it, I'd choose the Two Spot over the Diamond.

I did see the Diamond pair eat food from out of the water column, so my thought is that if I kept the tank well fed, there should be enough food for them all to graze on.

Also, these guys seemed to just pick the substrate up and immediately drop it in place without swimming around. Does this type of goby have a tendency to bury the entire tank in sand?

 

[jhutto]

I had a two/twin spot and it did not make it in a smaller tank even though it was well established. Overall their long term survival rate rate is not that good from what I read. I found that out later. I have a diamond and he is fine but does drop sand on things. Diamonds are always on the move cleaning.

Joe

 

[brianjfinn]

jhutto;679028 wrote: I had a two/twin spot and it did not make it in a smaller tank even though it was well established. Overall their long term survival rate rate is not that good from what I read. I found that out later. I have a diamond and he is fine but does drop sand on things. Diamonds are always on the move cleaning.

Joe

Yeah, from what I've read the Two Spots do better when you have a mated pair. That would be a requirement for me to get them. Unfortunately, I've only seen one actual pair ever.

 

[gnashty]

blakejohn;679031 wrote: I had one dimond gobie. They will eat out of the water column just fine. And they will strew substrate all over. They will get a mouthful and sift it as they swim, even up to the top.

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I have a very large one and he is contsantly working and cleaning the sand. He eats out of the column no problem. They will get a little messy with the sand but its negligable compared to my old pair of maroon clowns. Oh, and they will make a home or multiple homes under your rocks so make sure they are stable. I wouldnt trade mine for anything, everyone who comes over enjoys watching him work.

 

[siavashv]

gnashty;679115 wrote: +1


I have a very large one and he is contsantly working and cleaning the sand. He eats out of the column no problem. They will get a little messy with the sand but its negligable compared to my old pair of maroon clowns. Oh, and they will make a home or multiple homes under your rocks so make sure they are stable. I wouldnt trade mine for anything, everyone who comes over enjoys watching him work.

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Let me tell you. I have a diamond goby. He is an interesting character. Easily my friends' favorite for being so strange with the sand. But that is novel for so long and then it becomes a nuisance. He keeps the sand super clean but he creates mounds, rummages through rocks. Floats sand all over. He also makes the water not as clear because he is always stirring up substrate. It's actually annoying as hell. But I love the guy. If I could go back to the beginning I don't know if I would get him again. The sand is super clean but I can't put acans and plates and cool coral just on the sand. He suffocates them with sand.

 

[KrisDeitz]

Are they Ok with Crushed COral?

 

[cr500_af]

PFCDeitz;679146 wrote: Are they Ok with Crushed COral?

I've been told they can't sift it for food as effectively, but maybe somebody who knows for a fact will chime in.

FWIW, I had a Diamond... sand EVERYWHERE. Crop duster at its finest.