I think I buried my Diamond Goby. :(

[mimi's fish]

I had to do a big water change on Sunday and moved some sand around and I haven't seen my Diamond Goby since!!

 

[jennm]

If it just got buried in the sand, it can dig its way out.

It could just be freaked out by all the activity and be hiding. Give it a few days.

Be sure to check the floor and overflow box(es) if you have them, sometimes they wig out and jump.

Jenn

 

[crew]

Sort of related. I bought an engineer goby a few years ago as a juvenile and it went missing almost immediately. I spotted him after about 6 months, long having assumed he hadn't made it. I thought it was an eel for a moment.

If you aren't familiar, engineer goby's look pretty different when you compare juveniles and adults. He was probably an inch long when I put him in the tank and probably 6-7 inches long when I found him again.

I've learned that diggers can be very shy.

 

[mimi's fish]

I'm hoping it's just hiding. I've had it about a year or so and he has disappeared for a day maybe but not usually this long.
Wow I couldn't imagine seeing something after 6 months I thought was gone!!

 

[giulianom]

I bought a diamond goby a few months back... haven't seen him after the first few hours when I put him in the tank.

My tank is covered except for a few small holes, so I don't think</em> he got out...

But it's odd.

 

[mimi's fish]

Mine destroys my sand bed. That's how I know he hasn't been out at night. I have a gold head as well and he is out making a mess and cleaning his "house"

 

[redstang]

I have a yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp that will go incognito for a few days at a time. If it was just sand I can't imagine it killing him. Probably just freaked out and is hiding in his happy place.