Goby compatibility

alaska clowns · 09/07/2009, 01:38 PM

On the fish compatibility chart I was using, it says that gobies can be mixed with caution...... so, would yellow coral gobies be ok with a blue neon goby? Thank you!

powers2001 · 09/07/2009, 03:55 PM

I saw a pic of some guys tank with a cleaner goby and a tailspot goby together.

Elysia · 09/07/2009, 06:17 PM

The gobies that can be mixed with caution are the substrate dwellers. As long as there is enough territory for both, they are fine (and what you think is enough and what they think is may be two different things.) Coral gobies usually live in coral (obviously), SPS coral to be more precise, but they will perch on other things if it is available. The neons would like a hole or two in the live rock to use as a retreat. Neons swim in the open a bit more than a lot of gobies, but they perch on things, too.

One of my 24 gallon Aquapods is a goby tank, and it has housed a green coral goby, a Randall's shrimp goby (a small substrate dwelling goby), and a neon goby without any trouble between the gobys. The Randalls will occassionally approach another fish slowly with its mouth open, and flare his dorsal fin, but no one ever fights. And the neons like to clean the firefish that lives in the tank.

chort55 · 09/07/2009, 06:22 PM

I have 2 yellow clown gobies together in my 20 gal. ) problems

09/07/2009, 01:38 PM	#1
alaska clowns Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Not so far north Posts: 564	Goby compatibility On the fish compatibility chart I was using, it says that gobies can be mixed with caution...... so, would yellow coral gobies be ok with a blue neon goby? Thank you!

09/07/2009, 03:55 PM	#2
powers2001 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 224	I saw a pic of some guys tank with a cleaner goby and a tailspot goby together.

09/07/2009, 06:17 PM	#3
Elysia Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central PA Posts: 1,718	The gobies that can be mixed with caution are the substrate dwellers. As long as there is enough territory for both, they are fine (and what you think is enough and what they think is may be two different things.) Coral gobies usually live in coral (obviously), SPS coral to be more precise, but they will perch on other things if it is available. The neons would like a hole or two in the live rock to use as a retreat. Neons swim in the open a bit more than a lot of gobies, but they perch on things, too. One of my 24 gallon Aquapods is a goby tank, and it has housed a green coral goby, a Randall's shrimp goby (a small substrate dwelling goby), and a neon goby without any trouble between the gobys. The Randalls will occassionally approach another fish slowly with its mouth open, and flare his dorsal fin, but no one ever fights. And the neons like to clean the firefish that lives in the tank.

09/07/2009, 06:22 PM	#4
chort55 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Flint, MI Posts: 1,274	I have 2 yellow clown gobies together in my 20 gal. ) problems